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Scott Sheaffer
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. . . The other half is fighting just as vehemently to retain the existing laws and requirements that all refugees be documented and processed before being freely admitted into the US where they can assimilate into the country and work towards being productive citizens. Could the US have been in a similar state prior to the transformation to The Republic of Gilead?
— Apr 14, 2022 11:05AM
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Atwood's style of writing is agreeable to me but it gets weird when her writing turns into something from a cheap romance novel when Nick and Offred steal a few minutes alone and try to bring meaning to their own lives.
— Apr 17, 2022 09:14AM
Scott Sheaffer
is on page 89 of 311
As I read Atwood's dystopian satire I can't help but compare the situation in the story with current affairs in the United States where the future of the country hangs in the balance as half the citizens fight vehemently to make the US a place where all refugees can escape to and receive free or low cost housing, healthcare, education and food and to have a say in the laws that govern the country.
— Apr 14, 2022 11:04AM
Scott Sheaffer
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I've been watching the Hulu TV series and decided to read the book to be able to know if the series adequately captures the tone and meaning Atwood created. Understandably the book is darker than the TV show. I'm not sure a darker TV show would find an adequate audience. Offred's mind is a mixture of anger, acceptance, wonder and horror at what life has become for 51 percent of the population.
— Apr 14, 2022 08:54AM
