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Il racconto dell'ancella
Il racconto dell'ancella | Margaret Atwood
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BarbaraBB
The Handmaid's Tale | MARGARET. ATWOOD
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“Has the world gone mad
Or is it me?
All these small things they gather 'round me
Gather 'round me
Is it all so very bad?
I can't see
All these small things they gather 'round me
Gather 'round me
And I can‘t see my love”

(Ben Howard, Small Things)

Balibee146 💔💔💔 3d
Eggbeater I know. Me too. Sending love. 3d
TheLudicReader Shocking! 3d
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Chelsea.Poole It‘s horrific but sadly I feared this would be the outcome so I‘m not surprised. Just really upset about the chaotic next four years. 3d
CBee @Chelsea.Poole I feared this too. But I was still so hopeful that maybe this time it would change. Just horrified. 3d
julesG Apt picture. I am worried at what this means for the US, but also for the rest of the world. 3d
staci.reads Heartbroken and worried. I have no other words right now. 3d
Leftcoastzen Thank you for posting. Beyond horrified. 3d
Suet624 I am scared, sad, heartbroken, angry, never knew so many people in my country hate others. 3d
Librarybelle 💔 2d
Jeg I feel angry and sad. After that comes the worry of what it means for the world. 2d
BarbaraBB @julesG Me too. The power of this unpredictable man and his new BFF Musk will be of consequence for the rest of the world and I have no clue yet in what way. 2d
JenReadsAlot I'm so upset i don't have words...That picture is terrifying and accurate. Don't know how we got here. 2d
Jas16 I don‘t have words right now. 2d
Flaneurette So ashamed to be american today (edited) 2d
Deblovestoread Beyond devastated for my country and the rest of the world. 💔 2d
dabbe I feel like we have failed not only ourselves but the entire world as well. 😔 2d
sarahbarnes 😣💔I have no words 2d
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lynneamch
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Saw this on BigTentUSA.org "It's not partisan. It's #Democracy" #vote #women #freedom

Reecaspieces Amen! 4d
Booksblanketsandahotbeverage I love this ❤️ and shared it with my family. This election is majorly stressing me out. 😭 4d
dabbe 🎯!!! 💙🇺🇸💙 4d
JamieArc @Booksblanketsandahotbeverage Me too! My stomach is in knots thinking about it! 4d
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OriginalCyn620
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So not a fan of book banning! Lots of these I haven‘t heard of, but the number of kids books on this list is astounding, yet not at all surprising. I‘ve always let my girls read anything they were interested in reading, just as my parents did with me when I was growing up.

3 faves are the tagged book, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and Speak.
#tlt #threelistthursday

dabbe Here\'s to all the sane parents out there! 🤩 Thanks for playing and sharing! 🧡🤎💛 1mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
The Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood
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Read a banned book! Banned book week is September 22-28!

I grabbed a few from my shelves and my favorite banned book bookmark! 📚❤️

Show us some of your banned books! 📚 📚

#ReadBannedBooks
#BannedBooks

AnnCrystal 🔖📚👏😎👍💝. 2mo
AnnCrystal Had never known that the Ulysses by James Joyce had been banned! 🧐😳📚. (edited) 2mo
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iaietta
Il racconto dell'ancella | Margaret Atwood
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4/5 ⭐️
Il racconto distopico di una società che priva la popolazione di tutte le libertà individuali, una società in cui a perdere sono principalmente le donne: riporta la testimonianza di una donna che le libertà le ha vissute, e tutto ad un tratto si trova a vivere senza
La lettura è molto piacevole, a tratti quasi poetica
Sono curiosa di scoprire come hanno deciso di rappresentare la storia nella serie (che guarderò in un futuro non lontano)

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CoffeeNBooks
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Eggs 💛🖤🧡 3mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Brilliant ❤️🤍 3mo
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IndoorDame
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#AboutABook #Controversial @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

An important and terrifying book right now because it is so topical! But I don‘t think there will ever be a time this won‘t be controversial, because a story where a repressive counter-regime has both already risen and fallen in recent memory is always going to imply a vague threat to both “sides” of the political divide.

Eggs ❤️🖤🩶 3mo
IndoorDame @Enchanted_Bibliophile I know! I need a grab and go paperback copy of this and I just love the Vintage Classic editions. I‘m trying to decide between this and the 98 versions, but leaning towards this one 3mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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“When we think of the past it's the beautiful things we pick out. We want to believe it was all like that.”

#setinfuture
#Aboutabook

❤️📚🤍

AnnCrystal Nice 📚💐💝. 3mo
Eggs Lovely photo 🌸 3mo
BkClubCare Zinnias!! My favorite 🌺 3mo
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AllDebooks 💚 This book, this author 💚 3mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs thank you 😊 3mo
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IndoorDame
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So pretty 😍 ❤️ 4mo
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eskoch28
The Handmaid's Tale | MARGARET. ATWOOD
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Did anyone else catch this article! I can't handle. She's a queen!

https://people.com/idaho-graduate-gives-superintendent-copy-of-the-handmaid-s-ta...

Deblovestoread More of this please!! 5mo
eskoch28 @Deblovestoread right??? I'm like shrieking internally. 5mo
BookmarkTavern Good for her! 5mo
Leftcoastzen Good for her! 5mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
The Handmaid's Tale | MARGARET. ATWOOD
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My collection of this one ❤️📚🤍 I still haven‘t read The Testaments… really need to get to that one!

#AwardWinner
#SpringSkies

ShelleyBooksie You need to add the graphic novel to your collection 7mo
IndoorDame Gorgeous collection!!! 7mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @IndoorDame thank you! 😊 ❤️ 7mo
Eggs ❤️🤍❤️🤍❤️ 7mo
KathyWheeler ❤️ I got The Testaments the day it came out and still haven‘t read it. Sigh. 7mo
KathyWheeler @ShelleyBooksie My son got me the graphic novel for Christmas one year. I really liked it. 7mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @KathyWheeler I got mine soon after 😬🫣 7mo
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KCofKaysville
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Quite a chilling tale of a possible future dystopia from the viewpoint of a handmaid, Offred (belonging to Fred). Womens rights are greatly restricted and some men are in total control. I haven't seen the movie or the TV series but I have looked at the recent graphic novel. I recommend it for open-minded adults or older teens. Reminds me of 1984 a bit.

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KCofKaysville
Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood

Starting this book that is often banned. I haven‘t seen any of the modern TV series but I know a little bit about it. Hope it never comes to be!

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ShelleyBooksie
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1. LOTR series
2. Little House on The Prarie series
3. Handmaids Tale (novel & graphic novel).

@dabbe . #tlt.

What about you @DinoMom , @DebbieGrillo , @TheLudicReader

dabbe 1: YES! 🤩 2: YES again! 🤩 3: 😱 I could only read this one once. Loved it, but it bummed me out. I haven't even been able to read the sequel! 😂 Thanks for sharing. 💚💙💚 7mo
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Tamra
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I just rewatched season 1 of the screen adaption of The Handmaid‘s Tale and I have to say, there is some serious sh*t going on in the US today that uncomfortably resembles Atwood‘s dystopia. On multiple fronts. 🥹

Leftcoastzen It seemed so dystopian when I read it upon publication, after the show & a reread recently, it‘s far too close to what‘s currently going on. 9mo
Tamra @Leftcoastzen eerily so. I keep thinking about how Atwood was relating about all the precursor events and nobody paid attention or said anything. It‘s the frog in the pot. (edited) 9mo
Leftcoastzen Indeed . Every time a story came on TV or radio that leans this direction, a little thing in my brain goes click! 9mo
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Suet624 It‘s frightening. 9mo
Texreader 😫 9mo
batsy It was a mistake for me not to have read The Handmaid's Tale sooner; now I'm scared to because of how relatable it might feel. Like I just read this recently and it's harrowing and all too real 😓 9mo
Tamra @batsy it‘s still worth reading or watching! I need to get my hands on Parable. 9mo
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azulaco
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It took me awhile, but this is my #bookerdozen.
The Handmaid‘s Tale, Margaret Atwood
Oryx and Crake, Margaret Atwood
A Little Life, Hanya Yanagihara
Prophet Song, Paul Lynch
Trust, Hernan Diaz
Wolf Hall, Hilary Mantel
Never Let Me Go, Kazuo Ishiguro
Lincoln in the Bardo, George Saunders
Girl, Woman, Other, Bernardine Evaristo
The Amber Spyglass, Philip Pullman
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, Susanna Clarke

Shocked at how few winners I‘ve read!

Ruthiella Great list ! A lot of overlap with mine! 👍 9mo
vivastory Fantastic liost!! I really liked Oryx. Plan on reading the rest of the trilogy. Some personal favorites of mine on your list & others that are high on TBR (Pullman, Saunders & Mantel). I know what you mean about the winners. I think that most of my selections were from the longlist & shortlist 9mo
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vlwelser
The Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood
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Massachusetts Conference for Women. 💜💙

TheBookHippie 😍😍😍😍 11mo
SamAnne ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ 11mo
sarahbarnes Wow!! 😍😍😍 11mo
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Magdalenka
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Pickpick

Loved the illustrations, perfect length.

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Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick
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? Tagged. Something that very well could happen is far scarier than monsters.
?Movies, yes. I love gory ones, like Hostel and Would You Rather. Creepy can be fun, but I need action. For books, I enjoy a sumputous, creepy setting & and mystery over "horror." They haven't scared me yet. Poltergeist & Exorcisms are NOT my jam. ?
? Marina by Carlos Ruiz Zafón; The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova; Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.

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AnneCecilie
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I was at the hairdresser yesterday and they had Monocle issue 164, June 2023, art special, inside they had an interview with Atwood, and it says:
“The American Library Association lists The Handmaid‘s Tale as one of the country‘s most regularly banned books; to illustrate the point, Penguin Random House even produced a special edition of the novel made from fireproof paper and filmed the author blasting it with a frame-thrower.”

I had no idea.

marleed Wow! 1y
MemoirsForMe How cool is this photo! Love it! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 1y
Aimeesue Atwood‘s such a badass. I love her. ❤️ 1y
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Silverneurotic I love the concept of the book, sadly, there is something about Atwood‘s writing that I just don‘t like. 1y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I‘m going to start collecting the different editions of this book! Bought 3 today 🤫🤷🏻‍♀️ 1y
Zoes_Human The video of her taking a flamethrower to the book is absolutely glorious ❤️ 1y
Kenyazero That's delightful 😆 1y
BkClubCare That‘s awesome 1y
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Leftcoastzen
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#BookBinge #SpecialEdition One of my favorites is this Folio edition. Just had to have it!

IndoorDame ❤️❤️❤️ 1y
Eggs Amazing❤️🖤🤍 1y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful 😍 1y
AmyG Wow that‘s fantastic. 1y
Bookish.SAM Great edition 😍 1y
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swynn
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(1985) Here's another in my list of books-I've-sometimes-pretended-to have-read-already. It's brilliant, chilling, and holy dystopia Batman it feels more relevant now than I imagine it would have done in 1985.

dabbe “Holy dystopia Batman“ ... perfection. 🤩🤩🤩 1y
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Clwojick
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Bad news: Puddles has a 10 minute timeout for EATING MY BOOK! 🥺

Good news: I‘m finally reading this after owning it for 5+ years. This is actually the second copy I‘ve purchased, after giving the first unread copy to a friend. 😅 I demolished the first half of it all in one go last night. Such an addictive and chilling read. 🖤

#14booksin14weeks

Bookwomble #FreePuddles ! ✊🐕✊ Look at that face! He was framed! 😄 1y
TheBookHippie Oh dear. 1y
Gissy Are you sure is was him? He looks totally innocent 😜 1y
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Leftcoastzen Oops 1y
Deblovestoread Sad pug 😔 1y
dabbe That face! 🖤🤣🐾 1y
willaful No jury would ever convict him. 1y
TheAromaofBooks When we first got Paisley, she chewed up a book that was OF COURSE a library book, so I had to take the book in and confess and pay for it. Moved where I was keeping library books so she couldn't get to them I THOUGHT but that little stinker climbed up on a shelf, bypassing books I OWN to get to another LIBRARY book! I had to buy dog-chewed library books TWICE in two weeks! 😂 So embarrassing!!! 1y
Zoes_Human @TheAromaofBooks As a librarian, I want to reassure you that you have NOTHING to be embarrassed by. Things happen to books & you did the right thing by confessing and replacing. You are a good patron. It's not a big deal. Puppy damage and kid damage are normal

Now the dude who dropped a soaking wet book into our book drop ruining four other books it landed on who swears “it was like that“ when he checked it out. That guy should be embarrassed.
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Meshell1313 That face! Puddles can do no wrong! 😍 1y
AllDebooks And it's an Atwood!!! 🫣 Oh Puddles!! 1y
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IndoorDame
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I have a weakness for epistolary novels, but I sometimes forget that in addition to the traditional exchange of #letters💌 they also include a whole range of other forms of documents and communications. I think it‘s fascinating that the tagged book (one of my favorite of all time) makes lists of epistolary novels, when you don‘t learn till the epilogue that it‘s being told as one. #MayMontage @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

IndoorDame I also think it‘s fascinating that every time I search for classic books, in addition to all the covers I‘m familiar with, I‘ll always find an onslaught of new ones. I‘m obsessed with the top left. 1y
Eggs Well put🩵👍🏼❤️ 1y
Cuilin Beautiful covers ❤️ 1y
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SamAnne Love these covers! 1y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I love the tagged also! I really need to read it again! Did you read ? 1y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Where did you get the bottom left? I have two paperback but really want a hardcover ❤️ 1y
IndoorDame @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I did read The Testaments. I didn‘t love it, but this one was always going to be tough to live up to and it was a really interesting continuation of that world. 1y
IndoorDame @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks sadly, these aren‘t mine. Though now that I‘ve found them I want them all!!! I have a red leatherbound version that I picked up from an Etsy shop when I was having a hard time sourcing a hardcover. 1y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @IndoorDame ok cool! Thank you! 1y
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CatLass007
The Handmaid's Tale | MARGARET. ATWOOD

I think today is a day for another #unpopularopinion I read The Handmaid‘s Tale when it was first published. Actually, I only tried to read it. If I had known what #DNF meant back then that‘s what I did. It seems like everyone thinks this is one of the greatest books ever written. I understand that it was groundbreaking. It seems more prescient now than ever. But I just didn‘t like the book. I‘ve never read another #MargaretAtwood book. (cont)⬇️

CatLass007 But I‘ve been thinking about giving her another try sometime this year. So I am requesting recommendations. #TheBlindAssassin is what I‘m leaning toward right now. 1y
Prairiegirl_reading I have heard the blind assassin is her best. I tried edible woman way back when and swore I‘d never read another but I read oryx and crake a few years ago and I liked that.It‘s pretty dark though. Dystopian. It‘s the first in a trilogy. I liked it enough to continue the series even though I ended up thinking it was the best of the three. 1y
SaunteringVaguelyDownwards I think Handmaid's Tale feels a lot more stilted than much of Atwood's other work because she's writing it as if it were the recovered manuscripts being debated at an academic conference many years after the fact. I agree that Blind Assassin and Oryx and Crake are closer to her normal storytelling style. 1y
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CatLass007 @Prairiegirl_reading @SaunteringVaguelyDownwards Thank you for your comments and opinions. I value the thoughts and thoughtfulness of all my Litsy friends. 1y
TheKidUpstairs What kind/genre of books do you generally lean towards? One of the things I love about Atwood is that she writes in so many different genres, so even if some of her books don't work for you, it doesn't mean that none of them will! A few of my favourites: Alias Grace (historical fiction), Oryx and Crake (dystopian society/speculative fiction), The Robber Bride (literary fiction about complicated friendships), The Penelopiad (mythology retelling). 1y
TheKidUpstairs @Prairiegirl_reading I did the same thing, with the exact same books! I hated Edible Woman and thought I just didn't like Atwood. Until a friend forced Oryx and Crake into my hands and I read it in a weekend! 1y
Daisey I didn‘t enjoy The Handmaid‘s Tale either, but I‘m more of a historical fiction reader and really enjoyed Alias Grace. 1y
CatLass007 @TheKidUpstairs I like almost all genres. I don‘t really care much for romance when it‘s the only focus of the book. I outgrew Barbara Cartland, Danielle Steele, and Harlequin Romance when I was still in high school. I‘ve even enjoyed the occasional Western (anything by Robert B Parker is an automatic read and even re-read, I tried some of the authors with whom the estate contracted, and they were a disappointment). SFF, mystery, biography… 1y
CatLass007 Also, what exactly is speculative fiction? It all seems like science fiction to me. I think dystopian fiction is just a sub-genre of science fiction. Okay, I confess, I‘m old and out of touch. 😆 1y
TheKidUpstairs @CatLass007 LOL, it does seem like so many different ways to say the same thing, doesn't it! Yes, I think speculative fiction is another sub-genre of science fiction. I guess I think of it as “If the science being done now continues to its possible conclusion, this is where we could end up“. If that makes any sense. One of those things I don't really know the definition of, but I know it when I read it 😆 1y
TheKidUpstairs @CatLass007 None of her books (that I've read) really focus on romance as the main storyline, which is nice. Her more contemporary (well, contemporary to the time she wrote them) literary fiction works tend to focus more on relationships between friends and family - The Robber Bride and Cat's Eye are two of my favourites for that. Alias Grace is my all time number one (historical fiction with an unreliable narrator thrown in). 1y
TheKidUpstairs Unpopular Opinion: I did not like Blind Assassin. I know lots of people who loved it, but it just didn't do it for me, and I'm not sure it's one of her more accessible works (not that that's necessarily a bad thing) 1y
CatLass007 @TheKidUpstairs Thanks for the, not a definition, more like a connotation. I wasn‘t really referring to romance in Atwood‘s books. Just romance in general, e.g. Bridgerton. 1y
CatLass007 And I don‘t really care for anything with zombies. I tried listening to Peter Clines‘s Ex-Heroes and I was quite disappointed. At least Audible has a return policy. 1y
CuriousG Alias Grace is good, and I also liked Oryx and Crake 1y
CuriousG One of my favourites that never gets discussed is HagSeed. It is a contemporary take on The Tempest. 1y
KathyWheeler @CuriousG You‘re right! I never realized that HagSeed rarely gets discussed when Atwood‘s work is talked about, but I loved it. 1y
CatLass007 @CuriousG @KathyWheeler I‘ve never seen HagSeed mentioned in any discussion of Atwood‘s work. I think I‘d remember that title. 1y
KathyWheeler @CatLass007 There‘s a series of books by Hogarth Press that are modern takes (very loosely) of Shakespeare plays. HagSeed is Atwood‘s contribution to that series. 1y
CatLass007 @KathyWheeler I noticed that when I looked up the book on Audible. I guess I‘ll have to add them to the infinite wish list. 1y
rwmg If you're uncertain about Atwood, I would definitely recommend the Penelopiad (a re-telling of the Odyssey) because it's short.

My understanding is that speculative fiction is a catch-all term to cover science fiction, fantasy, superhero, and supernatural/paranormal fiction, and probably other genres/subgenres as well.
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CatLass007 @rwmg I looked at the Penelopiad and I enjoy mythology so it‘s something I‘m considering. Last year I listened to both Circe and The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller. Both were excellent. 1y
SaunteringVaguelyDownwards @CatLass007 Speculative fiction is an umbrella category to describe genres where the narrative is generated by speculation. It includes science fiction (what would the world look like in the future if...?), fantasy (what would the world look like if magic/dragons/witches/etc existed?), and historical fiction (what would the world be like if X event had been different?) 1y
PaperbackPirate I didn‘t like The Handmaid‘s Tale either, but I loved The Robber Bride and Hag Seed. 4mo
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Adil_khan
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One of the best dystopian works I have came through that I even don't want to continue this keeping the intensity of work in mind. #handmaidstale #margaretatwood

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Reyzl
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One of the most beautifully illustrated graphic novels that I have read in a long time. As disturbing as the story is and consequently the illustrations, one cannot help but enjoy the artwork. I hope to see more of Renée Nault‘s work in the near future.

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I wasn‘t sure this book could be turned into a graphic novel and still tell the tale like Atwood wrote it. I was wrong!

KathyWheeler My son gave this to me and I was skeptical about it, but I thought they did a good job. 2y
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Bookwormjillk
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#Caturday with Daisy.

kspenmoll Hi Daisy! From Em & Poe!😺😺 2y
RaeLovesToRead Daisy!!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰 *BOOP!* 2y
dabbe Divine Daisy! ❣️🐾❣️ 2y
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kristi_testinglitsy
Pickpick

Great point of view writing. But now I have to read the sequel!

kristi_testinglitsy Brilliant. 2y
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jamield1911
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Happy World Book Day! 📚

Offred outfit was accidental, believe it or not 🤣

marleed That‘s great! 2y
dabbe What a face! ❣️🤗❣️ 2y
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Bookwormjillk
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Took myself on a field trip today to the Smithsonian museums on the National Mall. I was tickled to see this addition to the culture section at the National History Museum.

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hofy_reads
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I love bookshelves with free but used books, a treasure chest for bookworms. I found this one and what an incredible book, everything so vividly described, I felt like I was there, in this horrifying world. Terrifying, dark, and emotional story of a woman trapped in an unthinkable situation and all her memories and desires to reunite with her family makes this a must read book for everybody.

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SarahBookInterrupted
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This is the 3rd time I have read this book and each time a different memory of the book stays with me. The 1st time, it was the horror of the breeding ceremony. I was a teenager at the time. The 2nd time, I convinced myself of a ending/storyline that isn‘t in the book. Now this 3rd time; I‘m reading it as one of the banned books on this season of Book Interrupted and realizing how scary the potential of something like this actually happening is.

SarahBookInterrupted Oh and if you want to listen to Book Interrupted‘s 2 podcast episodes of this book you can get it on any podcast service or on the website www.bookinterrupted.com 2y
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aimee23
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Phenomenal! Amazing how Margaret Atwood created a dystopian novel like this. Such a creative mind! And to think the book was published in the 80s. Her views of the future is still appropriate even today.

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IMASLOWREADER
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handmaid‘s tale for me especially when i reread it 5yrs ago…scary world… #sundayfunday @ozma.of.oz

BookmarkTavern Oh that‘s a good pick! Thank you for sharing! 2y
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BookDee
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With the different debates and decision concerning women‘s body/rights to abortion.This book gives us a glimpse of the futur. I‘m still trying to finish the tv series.

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dabbe
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Thoughts: TERRIFYING. I am not a huge fan of dystopian novels for that one word: terrifying. As someone who prefers film noir about stories in the past, seeing what the future might hold is frightening. Atwood has a way of making me care, and Offred was stunningly portrayed as the complex character she is: she goes along with society but shuns it inwardly. A must read in today's crazy world.

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keys_on_fire
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Turkeys to color in for November? Yes, please!!
Tagged book is my #bookspin and my #doublespin is The Winter Sea by Susanna Kearsley

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rwmg
The Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood
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Pickpick

Good book club discussion on this book

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The Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood
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LizaComberg
The Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood
Pickpick

One of the best books I've read under the category 'feminist literature'. So glad I read the book before watching the movie

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Cazxxx
The Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood
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#manicmonday #LetterH @CBee

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CBee How did I forget The Handmaid‘s Tale? 🤷‍♀️ 2y
Cazxxx @CBee I always find if I think too hard I end up missing something really obvious 😂 2y
CBee @Cazxxx yep, that‘s exactly what happens to me 😂😂 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 🧙‍♀️🖤🧙‍♀️ 2y
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Gingerbikerchick
The Handmaid's Tale | MARGARET. ATWOOD
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Pickpick

My daughter gave it to me and insisted I read. She‘s in school for a Sociology Degree. I definitely felt like I could sit in a sociology class and have long discussions about this and possible outcomes. It also reminded me of where some people may develop global theories such as those that uprised during the pandemic. Descriptive and unique writing, distinctive imagery and very thought provoking. Curious now how the show is and how it concludes

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StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego
The Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood
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Off to the ballet. #PraiseBe 📖🩰

KristiAhlers Oh how awesome. I adore the ballet 🩰 2y
IndoorDame I love that this is a ballet! I bet it suits really well! 2y
LeahBergen How was it? I was thinking of going! 2y
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aperfectmjk
The Handmaid's Tale | Margaret Atwood
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Mehso-so

Finished my first #trappedonanisland book. I wish I could say I loved it, but that would be a lie. I think the issue is that this doesn't make for a good audiobook. I have this marked to actually go back and read the book. I do this sometimes with certain books. Sometimes the narrative lacks dialogue and I lose interest.

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TheBookHippie I read it when it came out and just devoured it. (hard to believe I am this old) I reread it recently and was like MEH... then I read the graphic novel and loved it! Ha.. 2y
Ruthiella I am also old enough to have read it when it first came out and I reread it when The Testaments came out and for me it held up 30 some years later. 2y
Tove_Reads I didn‘t care for it at all. 2y
IndoorDame I first read it in the late 90s (which I guess gives you an idea of how old I am) and loved it! And reread it recently and found there were parts that didn‘t hold up. But despite that it remains one of my favorites, along with the GN which is amazing! 2y
HeathHof Awe bummer! I really enjoyed the physical book. Atleast you can cross it off the Ole TBR. 2y
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