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McCharlie (11 KP) rated The Handmaid's Tale in Books

May 18, 2017  
The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood | 1998 | Essays
9
8.3 (112 Ratings)
Book Rating
Grippingly written - you're always looking for signs as to who is a friend/foe (2 more)
Considered sci-fi in some circles but would appeal to non-sci fi readers just the same
Equally good read as a "thinking" book or just as an ordinary lazy afternoon read
Classic Atwood - read it before you watch the series!
A cautionary tale (to the extreme) of what could happen when people fail to uphold a "fair" society and keep an increasingly authoritarian ruling class in check, told from the perspective of a reproductive servant/slave.

   The story is timely given the theme of reproductive rights and women and social equality issues that have sprung up around certain political arenas in the recent news - which makes the tone of the story even more sardonic in this light. The plot and setting could comfortably fit in as a neighbouring country, say, of other dystopian novel settings such as 1984, Brave New World, and A Clockwork Orange.
  
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B (15 KP) rated The Handmaid's Tale - Season 1 in TV

Jan 24, 2018  
The Handmaid's Tale - Season 1
The Handmaid's Tale - Season 1
2017 | Drama
9
9.1 (96 Ratings)
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Contains spoilers, click to show
This series confronts the fears many women have feared in the past and still fear today. Facing a possible reality of the removal of rights to reproduction and anonymity the women of this future thought it was all but a joke. Suddenly a fundamentalist government takes power and dictates the lives of the women who are "blessed" enough to still be fertile. I recommend this series to all women and men who might not understand the fears other women have about having reproductive choices being removed as a personal choice but still have an open mind to hear those fears.
  
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