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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)
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A really interesting book that shows you how your world can change in what seems like a blink of an eye. Things happened very subtly then all of the sudden someone else is in power and the world is turned upside down.
I enjoyed this tale that is woven around Offred. This is a woman who has everything taken away from her - her job, her husband, her child and even her name. She is now a machine used to reproduce in a world where birthrates have fallen. In order to survive, she keeps her thoughts to herself and slowly moves through life hanging onto a thin thread of hope. It is quite a depressing tale but one that is worthy of reading. Look forward to then 2nd book in this story.