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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Handmaid's Tale in Books

Oct 5, 2020

My 200th book review is on a classic - The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. Read why this 1985 novel is still very relevant (and frighteningly so) today in my review here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2016/10/16/not-a-blueprint/

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alex (68 KP) rated The Handmaid's Tale in Books

Jul 13, 2017

Great world building and characterisation. Margaret Atwood creates characters that are complex, not purely good nor purely bad but motivated by their experiences and perceieved truths. (0 more)

Intense in all the right ways

Maragaret Atwood is a superb writer, with fleshed out concepts that on the surface are dystopic but are mirrored in current society. This book is intense and emotive, as is its recent television adaption, highly recommended to those that can handle intense and adult themes.

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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Hag-Seed: The Tempest Retold in Books

Oct 7, 2020

Only Margaret Atwood could take Shakespeare's "The Tempest" and turn it not only into a truly modern piece of art, but also include a rendition of the original play, in the most surprising way. Read my review of this rollicking novel here
https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2018/07/20/theatrical-turbulence/

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The Handmaid's Tale

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Based on the best-selling novel by Margaret Atwood, this series is set in Gilead, a totalitarian...

Emma Watson recommended The Handmaid's Tale in Books (curated)

"Margaret Atwood wrote The Handmaid’s Tale over thirty years ago now, but it is a book that has never stopped fascinating readers because it articulates so vividly what it feels like for a woman to lose power over her own body. Like George Orwell’s 1984 (a novel that Atwood was inspired by) its title alone summons up a whole set of ideas, even for those who haven’t read it…Atwood has called it ‘speculative fiction’, but also says that all the practises described in the novel are ‘drawn from the historical record’ – i.e. are things that have actually taken place in the past. Could any of Atwood’s speculations take place again, or are some of them taking place already? Are the women in the book powerless in their oppression or could they be doing more to fight it?"

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The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated Alias Grace in Books

Oct 7, 2020

This classic novel of Margaret Atwood is now a televised mini-series, but I really had to read the book before I start watching it. This fascinating historical fiction novel is a psychological profile based on the true story of Grace Marks, the woman convicted of a double homicide in 1843. Read more in my review here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2018/03/02/duplicity-or-distortion/

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Stone Mattress: Nine Tales

Margaret Atwood

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A recently widowed fantasy writer is guided through a stormy winter evening by the voice of her late...

Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated Hag-Seed: The Tempest Retold in Books

Jul 24, 2017

Genius Atwood reinvents Shakespeare

As a fan of Margaret Atwood I was looking forward to this book but it exceeded my expectations.

Having performed The Tempest as a child, it was an incredibly innovative approach to tell a completely modern story but using an old Shakespearean plot, while describing the play itself. Not only did it highlight Atwood's ingenuity, it also showed how relevant Shakespeare continues to be. The revenge itself was brilliant and extremely fulfilling - as well completely unexpected.

Be prepared for long expanations into The Tempest - it might be boring for those who aren't a fan. It definitely felt like studying it all over again but with a fresh perspective.