The Handmaid's Tale
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (758 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B008X6SZ0K |
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| Number of Pages | : | 492 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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Offred, now a Handmaid serving in the household of the enigmatic Commander and his bitter wife, can remember a time when she lived with her husband and daughter and had a job, before she lost even her own name. Audie Award, Fiction, 2013 Margaret Atwood's popular dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale explores a broad range of issues relating to power, gender and religious politics. Despite the danger, Offred learns to navigate the intimate secrets of those who control her every move, risking her life in breaking the rules in hopes of ending this oppression.. Multiple Golden Globe award-winner Claire Danes (Romeo and Juliet, The Hours) gives a stirring performance of this classic in speculative fiction, one of the most powerful and widely read novels of our time.After a staged terrorist attack kills the President and most of Congress, the government is deposed and taken over by the oppressive and all controlling Republic of Gilead
Disappointing- great writing, incomplete story I'm really quite sad to be writing this because I absolutely LOVE Margaret Atwood and was so excited at the start of this book but unfortunately I was very let down.The prose is typically Atwood and, thankfully, that is still beautiful and captivating and draws you right into this dystopian world but unfortunately the story just never gets going. It feels as . Daniel said Like an Exotic Meal. I am not going to discuss much in the way of actual story. In a nutshell the story revolves around a dystopian future where infertility is the norm and the position of women has been reduced to the point where a select few are used as "breeding vessels". In other words they are less people and more property, though a prized one (in some regards).The Handmaid'. Gorilichis said Powerful.. One of the scariest books I've ever read, especially if you think that, in many countries, women really do live like Offred. The story is so powerful that I could FEEL what Offred feels her sadness and desperation. I know that considering the whole plot this is a minor thing but the fact that she feels awkward because she can shave her legs or armpits really