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Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood |
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22/08/02 (220 review reads) |
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Advantages: Compelling book,, Interesting, different views
Disadvantages: complex
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood views the world in the future, Atwood creates the world of 'Gilead'.
Gilead's (underpopulated due to Nuclear-shutdowns and accidents which left many women unable to reproduce)
goal is to repopulate the world.
The creators of Gilead banned articfial insemination and fertility clinics and enforced a surrogate mother system which involved 'handmaid's' (fertile woman) being sent to houses rich enough to have children.
We follow a handmaid called 'Offred' throughout the book, from her old life, memories, the changing of her role in society and her lonliness and views on people.
Other rules in Gilead include the penalty for rape being death, bringing back public executions, the lack of freedom suddenly brought upon them, having former children taken away and given to more 'able' familys, unability to have relationships outside marriage and enforced arranged marriage.
Offred tells the story in a way in which we sense her loneliness, her need to be held and through her memories and views we piece the story together ourselfs.
Atwood writes in an intelligent and interesting way, keeping the reader hooked from the moment they pick up the book. A must-read book, strong views of which you can look at in different ways, and an ending that keeps you wondering.
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- 23/08/02 A bit brief for VU material. A wonderful book though. Take heed of the others comments and look at oher book reviews of the VU kind to see what your missing. |
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- 22/08/02 I love this book and I think you have introduced it well, but as my disturbed friend says it's a wee bit brief.
Some more info about why *you* like this book would be helpful - are you a fan of Margaret Atwood in general? How did you hear about the book? I've read a couple of her other books now and nothing matches up to this, I think it's a totally unique book. |
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- 22/08/02 Sounds interesting and weird !
Could maybe have told us a few more details ??????
:O) The disturbed one |
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