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Book Review of The Handmaid's Tale (Handmaid's Tale, Bk 1)

The Handmaid's Tale (Handmaid's Tale, Bk 1)
Helpful Score: 1


Good book. It wasn't quite as anonymous as The Road, to compare apocalyptic circumstances-but it was anonymous enough to get the hamster wheel squeaking. I was reversing scenarios(men, instead of women)& comparing to more recent times. I could write a 10 page essay on this book with relative ease. I am definitely eager to get my hands on a copy of this movie. Probably at the library. From what can see, the cast is perfect-but that is another kind of review. The writing was very captivating and although it was a shorter book than what I have been reading lately I found that I wanted to slow myself down to really enjoy the style of the author... which is why I know it is a favorite. I can't wait to find another of Atwood's books. I have been recommended to read "Cat's Eye" Cat's Eye, so I think I might.Margaret Atwood