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The book, is a great dystopia. The way society works and the role women play in it, is really interesting. Nevertheless the story is quite slow and at some point unnecessary long. Nevertheless the book really takes it time so that the reader can get to know the protagonist and also the way she thinks.

I am at page 250, I believe the main thing I have learned about the book is that there is nothing worse than a broken spirit, when people give all of what they believe in up, just to live for a little longer, or because they are afraid of what might happen to them. So they just live a life that is not alright for them, feeling out of place every single moment.

I am at page 250, I believe the main thing I have learned about the book is that there is nothing worse than a broken spirit, when people give all of what they believe in up, just to live for a little longer, or because they are afraid of what might happen to them. So they just live a life that is not alright for them, feeling out of place every single moment.

Read in July 2020

This is too cute!

I‘ve waited forever to pick this book up and finally decided to tackle it. Read the first half of the book in the first sitting. Lot of quotable passages. Lots of thought provoking passages especially about gender roles and expectations. Stuff I heard growing up. Who of us (females) hasn‘t heard from our mothers some of the ideas that come up in this book?

It‘s been 20+ years since I‘ve read this book, but my feminist book club chose to read it next month. Bonus - Atwood is speaking in Santa Cruz. I‘m so excited! 🎉 I didn‘t appreciate the subtleties she baked into the dystopian story, but I sure do love them now. Enjoying my lazy Saturday read as I try and beat this sore throat and avoid the Corona craziness in my area.

I have this ongoing experiment where I reread books after twenty or so years to see if my perceptions of story shift as I get older. /The Handmaid‘s Take/ has always been a dark story, but this time it was downright terrifying— especially to ponder reproductive rights in a society that does not value women (politically, ideologically, etc.) in the same way as it does men. I love Atwood‘s work and if you haven‘t read this, do.

Intelligent, interesting, plausible, definitely a must read.

Final 3x3 grid of #BFCr3. Low score helps me appreciate the rest. Tagged my 5*, but 4 others were so close. 6-9 from my physical TBR!

5* = Loved It! I want friends to read and my own physical copy. A+
4*= Liked it a lot, would love to discuss. Solid B
3*=Meh, no need to discuss. Average C
2*=Nope D
1*=DNF F

1. 4.75 A
2. 4.75 A
3. 2.75 C-
4. 4.25 B+
5. 4.5 A-
6. 4 B
7. 4.75 A
8. 5 A+
9. 4.75 A

When you literally are like “dystopian fiction” or “real life”? My co-manager and I were feeling inspired today.

Repost for @GatheringBooks :
Bibliophiles love to plan their reading. Here is the July-September ReadAlong Chat list for #WomenReadWomen2019. Everyone‘s welcome to join! Do let me know in the Comments Section if you wish to be tagged! Tagging those who have indicated an interest previously.

I really want to start watching the Hulu show... but I won't let myself until I read the book(s). Here we go!

24/70

My mantra for the day.

Wow.

I decided to splurge on a once in a lifetime opportunity to attend a meet and greet with Margaret Atwood and hear her speak.

Came late to this party, but glad I jumped on the bandwagon. I love dystopian novels and this one was chilling, relevant, and gripping. The slow exposure of Offred‘s story and her current situation was expertly revealed. A short read, Atwood tells just enough to let your mind ponder possibilities- just like Offred‘s world. Great read!

One of my favorites! I read it a few years ago and it was my first read of 2018.

#ov2018reads

Well that‘s a relief ( I think?!😂)

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Every ounce of me wanted to be able to praise the Handmaid‘s Tale, but I just can‘t. I really didn‘t like how this was written: the lack of context to tell me what was going on, the lack of differentiation between memories and the present, the lack of damn quotation marks. There were a lot of places I just didn‘t give a fig about, and I felt myself skimming as I got towards the end. I really wanted to like it, but I just couldn‘t. #GARBingo

Awesome

It seems a little weird marking this as a pick when I found everything about it horrifying. But there you go.

Such a fine line between these freedoms. #greatamericanread #gar

Chilled Sunday rereading this classic.

I last read this book 8 or 9 years ago. It‘s a bit more anxiety inducing these days.

@ShookBelf thank you for your kindness and generosity 😊 I so look forward to reading it #bookmail 😊😊😊

This is a truly disturbing dystopian novel because it's fairly believable considering the current state of American Society.

That being said, I would have loved more details from the past & how everything changed so quickly & drastically. Of course, that may have been hard with Offred recalling the story to us...can we have a prequel?

1) I just started The Handmaid's Tale!
2) Thriller or Horror.
3) Peeps, although I'm probably more likely to get something else. Reeses eggs, chocolate truffles, chocolate caramel bunnies, or some combo of chocolate with nuts or marshmallows.
4) my most recent follows 😊 @bessejayne91 @vkois88 @AshleyHoss820

@Syndelle777 #HappyEaster

"We were the people who were not in the papers. We lived in the blank white spaces at the edges of print. It gave us more freedom. We lived in the gaps between the stories."

I miss these! It‘s cool to look back through the years.

Fantastic, terrifying, important. It should be required reading for everyone, especially men. A friend of mine once said this book is the only book to ever make him feel empathy for a fictional character.

So disappointed... I Didn't hate it, but didn't love it either... Just kinda meh! This is probably my first instance where I enjoyed the movie more than the book

Wearing one of my favorite bookish t-shirts today from @outofprint and @bookriot

#margaretatwood #booknerd #nerdchic #dontletthebastardsgrindyoudown

Instead of the sports-ball prom, I decided to try #audiopuzzling I‘m no fan of audiobooks, and I have never completed even one, BUT this is narrated by Claire Danes! Low key crushing on here since My So-Called Life. I thought the red themed puzzle apropos of the book.

I'm not sure what to say. I didn't hate it, but I didn't like it either.

Interesting concept but I still find Atwood's writing rather bland and aloof.

My current read

I was absolutely not prepared by this book. Disturbing yet so riveting! Cannot wait to drive to work tomorrow, I may need to leave early and sit and listen in the parking lot!! ☺️

12-31-17: #decktheshelves Favorite of the year. I loved them all! Here's to actually meeting my goal in 2018! 📚#️⃣3️⃣1️⃣ 📖⭐️ @JoeStalksBeck @Tiffy_Reads

Banned book socks! Love them!

My Christmas present was a US first edition of one of my favorite books! He did good! ❤️

This isn't a review of the book, but I couldn't figure out how to put this here any other way. I've read the book multiple times. So I wondered how bad the miniseries messed it up. Normally so many things are deleted from a book. However, this time things were added and they really added to the story. Wonder if they were originally part of the book.

Wow. I read this first when I was about 15, and while I enjoyed it I don't think I could appreciate the message that Atwood was conveying. I simply read it as a story, and missed the underlying themes.

I reread this again about a year ago, and it hit me like a tonne of bricks. An excellent but often challenging read.

4.5🌟

Just wanted to put an FYI out there for you all of you do not own The Handmaid's Tale yet, Amazon has the kindle edition on sale today for only $2.99.

IBook readers, this one's in sale today. One of the scariest books I've ever read and feeling more and more real every day.

I spy banned books at my local bookstore 🤓 #bannedbooks #bannedbooksweek