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By Jennifer · 11 posts · 41 views
By Jennifer · 11 posts · 41 views
last updated Aug 01, 2019 06:55PM
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This was the fifth time I've read this book, and it doesn't get less terrifying. Atwood is an absolute master, and her vision of a future oppressive patriarchal society feels eerily like the future we are carving for ourselves. One of the great works of contemporary literature.
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Excellent, dystopian story told from one woman's perspective, about a society where normal things from the past are a distant memory, and women have to live a cloistered, servant's life, stripped of all the meaningful things (and people) she remembers. Besides having an awesome feminist undercurrent, it raises some important questions about the things in our lives that we take for granted.
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Terrifying and all too real
This was the fifth time I've read The Handmaid's Tale, and it continues to be as gripping on its fifth read as it was on its first. Atwood is an absolute master, and her portrayal of a future oppressive patriarchal society feels eerily like the future we are carving for ourselves. One of the great works of contemporary literature. ...more
This was the fifth time I've read The Handmaid's Tale, and it continues to be as gripping on its fifth read as it was on its first. Atwood is an absolute master, and her portrayal of a future oppressive patriarchal society feels eerily like the future we are carving for ourselves. One of the great works of contemporary literature. ...more
Oh my!
Whew, what a book. Oppression can be both subtle and swift. May we keep our own eyes open and strive to be equal.
Whew, what a book. Oppression can be both subtle and swift. May we keep our own eyes open and strive to be equal.
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