Creepy book about women round up, kept for men...ugh

I heard about The Handmaid’s Tale from when Hulu had released their new series years and years ago. I saw trailers but didn’t think much about it. I still haven’t watched it and honestly don’t want to. But the show came and went. But I only had the idea to read the book because some random customer in my last retail job left their copy. I asked my superior if I can steal it for myself and he said sure. A WHOLE FUCKING YEAR WENT BY AND I TOTALLY FORGOT ABOUT IT. I had it stowed away in the corner of my shelf hidden. I said “fuck it I’ll read it” only because this girl I like made me feel bad about me rotting away mindlessly on my phone. To be honest she was right and she’s the reason why I got into reading. Thank you Juju. Anywho, it’s cool. The whole utopian/dystopian setting is really interesting. Offred tasting freedom little by little and ultimately getting it at the end by escaping this world she was used to was, sort of predictable, but still in a way- rewarding. For women to get their rights taken and only seen to be mothers in order to produce more and more offspring til their biological clock is done is a compelling way to show the classic view on how women are only useful for a certain amount of things. Seen to be chain down and only serve as mother and caretaker of not only the family but as well as the household. Anyways, good book to start with. 6.5/10

Moving book - one that really makes you think. The writing is fabulous.

Chillingly, every uncomfortable scenario exists somewhere today in our world.

Comencé a leer este libro por la serie, pero no me decepcionó; el principio es un poco lento, sobretodo cuando la protagonista hace sus cavilaciones, pero después de la mitad comienza más y más interesante con un final que literalmente te deja con la boca abierta de asombro.

I know, this is one I should have read long ago, but Amanda's recent review reminded me. An ugly and frightening story told in the most elegantly simple and beautiful language possible, The Handmaid's Tale is positively horrifying (especially reading in the current political climate).

I enjoyed everything about this book. It was suspenseful, it was intriguing and I didn’t want to it it down. I worry about the world today becoming a real life Handmaids Tale.

Mi aspettavo qualcosa.di più invece a parte qualche variazione cromatica è identico al telefilm.

Well written but incredibly depressing

Could not put the book down!

Gera knyga, bet man labai trūksta pabaigos.

book club book