Another classic I'd heard of but not read. Once you get into the style it's good going, although it's not a light read. The circumstances the main protagonist finds herself in are only hinted at as the book progresses. Then the end of the book is open ended, leaving the reader to wonder if there is ...
Well, alrighty then.... I feel like I'm supposed to love this book, but I don't. That's not to say I don't like it a whole bunch though. It's not an easy story to read. The subject matter can hit way too close to home, especially for women. The idea of this 'slave society' is not so far-fetched. Har...
Anyone who followed my status updates will know I struggled with this book, particularly in the first half. The graceful prose could not compensate for the complete absence of plot. Instead we have an extra-ordinary focus on the minutiae of life that eventually becomes painful. I pushed through this...
*wince* Wow. This deserves a proper review. ... It's been a while since I posted the stub, and I'm no closer to composing something that could do justice to what's inside those covers. It felt too visceral. After all this time, the vague fear and disheartening mood still reach me, it is that w...
Geez, this is a hard book to review.I did like the writing, something about it was just really nice. I know a lot of people disliked it, but I actually liked it. And so many horrible things happen in this dystopian world, things that have some resemblance to events that take place today, so I think ...
Really, if I had to sum it up, creepy, dark, depressing and good would just about do it. I'm not sure if it was just my kindle edition of the book, but most of the dialogue was missing quotations. At first I thought it was intentional, since it gave everything a very monotone quality in my head, a...
Wow. I said earlier that I was unsure whether I wanted to scream or cry while reading this, and it still holds true now that I am finished. My general feeling after finishing this is shock over how horrifyingly relevant this book still is. In 2014. Still. "Oiling themselves like roast mea...
The BasicsOffred is a handmaid living in a distorted, highly patriarchal world. She always wears red, and she has to abide by a strict set of rules. She is a vessel, and nothing more, at least outwardly. Inwardly, there is a struggle happening, a tale she has to tell.My ThoughtsThis is the review I ...
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