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The Handmaid's Tale

With terrifying understatement, this novel narrates the life of a college-educated mother ripped from her career and family to be a slave, in a dystopian United States too plausible to be forgotten. Forbidden by a fanatical government to read, choose their own clothes or appear in public alone, handmaids fulfill an awful purpose as the servants of wealthy families. All the while, however, strange new friendships emerge between the powerless and the powerful, as revolution glimmers on the horizon.
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311 pages

Average rating: 7.77

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HoneyChild
Aug 23, 2024
4/10 stars
Truth is.. I didn't finish this book. I attempted to and had every intention to. However, I found this book to be lacking. I found an internal battle within myself over whether I liked the writing style or not. I continued reading as to find this out. I'm not use to this writing style, which may contribute to my disregard for it. I believe Atwood is a great writer, but it's not for me.
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Jan_Books
Aug 18, 2024
8/10 stars
Disturbing. Captivating. Fascinating. Exceptional writing.
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The Cedar Planck
Aug 12, 2024
10/10 stars
I love the concept of a dystopian novel that is written only within the confides of what is available and possible in the modern day (ie no futuristic tech, etc.) it gives it a more chilling effect when it is put into a perspective of something that could happen today.
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brunette_rapunzel
Aug 09, 2024
8/10 stars
I liked this book but didn't love it. It didn't much live up to the hype for me. I can see how women relate to it in our current struggle for rights, though.
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JL Reads
Jul 17, 2024
2/10 stars
A book club pick and I didn’t enjoy it. I don’t understand the hype and how this was made into a successful tv show (or movie?). The writing is choppy, clumsy, and a fragmented jumble of thoughts thrown together. I was unable to connect with any of the characters, and that’s not because I didn’t understand what was happening. This was not the literary masterpiece I was expecting. The ending made some sense of the writing, but I already made up my mind. Book #64 in 2024
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