A futuristic tale told through the eyes of a woman of life in Gilead (once the US); and how religion has taken over, denying most inhabitants of daily enjoyments and human emotions.

A dark, frightening dystopia. Yes I'd be game to flee to Canada....

I actually listened to this one and its a good thing I did because it is written more in a dry, language, or I call it text-booky, if you don't mind that go for it! But read the very end too the last part, epilogue is what makes this....some people tend to skip this.

I loved reading this book it was for a glass. But, found that the story is timeless.

Especially with today's polotics.....it is scarey.....
well written

The whole dystopian historical fiction would have you is not something I would typically be into. Now this was a political fairytale I probably would have been more into it. However for me not liking that particular genre oh, this is a pretty good book. It wasn't crazy far-fetched nonsense. If you told me that this was a historical nonfiction about a country other than my own, I could totally believe it. I think it is definitely worth the read even if you don't care for this particular genre

As an independent, somewhat educated female, I was naturally horrified by the premise of this book, to me it's the equivalent of a Stephen King novel. That being said, I loved how this book was written, it was as 'scattered' as thinking tends to be coupled with the lecture at the end, as if we had been reading some transcript from history. I was captivated and horrified at the same time, like a bad accident that you can't look away from. I can't even imagine the type of imagination creating this kind of world would take, but kudos! I enjoyed it!

a bit better than 1984 however this book made me realise that i dont enjoy dystopia

I had really big expectations for this book and it didnt compliant. I thinks it could be better, it has a lot of potencial but for me it fell short.

You lose Margaret, the law isn't came out. 38 vs 31!!Yes to life!!!

One of my favorite books. Just read it.

Did not finish this book.