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The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)

Margaret Atwood

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Dec 08, 2010 Chinook rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 1001, america, america-understanding, feminism, read-at-school

I read this back in high school and it was my favourite required read by far. I recall doing a project on the language used: the scrabble choices, the titles, phrases the protagonist talks about.

This reread just confirmed how damn good the book is. I love that ending as well - university of Nunavut! That wouldn't have hit me on my high school reading. I wish there was so much more of this, like the Maddadam trilogy with its different perspectives, because it was hard to leave that fascinating a ...more

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Apr 26, 2008 Ellen rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: canadian, 1001-boxall, man-booker-winners-shortlist, canada-reads-winners-nominees, 100-bbc, sf-fantasy, dystopia

I read this originally back in the 80s and thought it was worth 4 stars.

Like others, I decided to re-read this because of the recent TV series based on the book. Upon re-reading, I've increased my rating to an enthusiastic 5 stars. This book has aged well and is just as relevant, if not more so, in the socio-political world of today. ...more

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