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Read this 10 years ago. I thought it was good, but it was not my favorite Atwood.
I also read The Handmaid's Tale several years ago. Since then I read Atwood's Madd Addam trilogy. (Oryx and Crake, etc.) The Handmaid's Tale is the best Atwood for me, so far.
I loved The Robber Bride and Catseye. Haven't read the trilogy.
I read The Handmaid's Tale three years ago. It's on my list of books everyone should read. Atwood's prose style is so subtle, it's almost as if she tells us the story in whispers - it's clandestine, so no one will overhear. The ending leaves us wondering - did she or didn't she. It's very good.
According to Worlds Without End ( https://www.worldswithoutend.com )
The Handmaid's Tale has won or been nominated for four awards:
1986 Nebula Nominated
1987 Clarke Winner
1987 Locus SF Nominated
1987 Prometheus Nominated
And is on a number of lists:
The ISFDB Top 100 Books (Balanced List)
WWEnd Top Nominated Books
Award Winning Books by Women Authors
SF Mistressworks
Guardian: The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels
Banned Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
NPR: Top 100 Science-Fiction, Fantasy Books
Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels 1985-2010
Genre Lit-Flicks
WWEnd Top Listed Books of All-Time
WWEnd Most Read Books of All-Time
The Defining Science Fiction Books of the 1980s
The Handmaids Tale may also have garnered other accolades. WWEnd.com is a site of lists of science fiction, fantasy, and horror novels.
I have just read this because the 2017 TV version is currently being shown in the UK. The TV is more dramatic but I enjoyed the book too.
Written in 1984 the scenario is very up to date. If a democratically elected western government was overthrown, it could easily be blamed on Islamists. Also one of the first things they did in Gilead was get rid of cash currency and only a few days ago, one of our politicians here in the UK suggested we should do that. Scary stuff.
Written in 1984 the scenario is very up to date. If a democratically elected western government was overthrown, it could easily be blamed on Islamists. Also one of the first things they did in Gilead was get rid of cash currency and only a few days ago, one of our politicians here in the UK suggested we should do that. Scary stuff.
