Spark Notes Handmaid's Tale

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  Must. Read.
  Why all (religious) fanaticism is so bad for the world!

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  Sengaia said on Apr 27, 2009 | Add your feedback

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  Margaret Atwood at her best

  If you ever wondered what would happen to the USA if somebody from the far religious right (i.e Rick Santourum) were elected president, read this book.

  The best book by Margaret Atwood I have read, it captivated me from the beginning. The story is so relevant today more than ever. In my humble opin ... (continue)

  If you ever wondered what would happen to the USA if somebody from the far religious right (i.e Rick Santourum) were elected president, read this book.

  The best book by Margaret Atwood I have read, it captivated me from the beginning. The story is so relevant today more than ever. In my humble opinion, it is close to be at the same league as 1984 or Fahrenheit 451

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  Farfan Eduardo said on May 31, 2012 | Add your feedback

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  A good book for all tastes

  This was enlightening, moving, disturbing and wonderful. I enjoyed reading it. I think it has something for everyone.

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  TARU837 said on May 4, 2012 | Add your feedback

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  mixed feelings

  Mixed feelings. I really enjoyed the way it is written and the way in which Atwood is able to induce suspense even when nothing is happening. it is, in fact, a book about waiting, about stillness. but still, the author is able to create movement simply through feelings. Maybe I have mixed feelings b ... (continue)

  Mixed feelings. I really enjoyed the way it is written and the way in which Atwood is able to induce suspense even when nothing is happening. it is, in fact, a book about waiting, about stillness. but still, the author is able to create movement simply through feelings. Maybe I have mixed feelings because the topic is extremely involving for a woman, not easy to digest, and the genre is not my favorite. However, the ending is really clever, and I loved how it reveals some details that invert what you have been thinking of the plot so far. for example, I thought that women and men were both in a bad and subdued condition till the very end. The final chapter changed everything, still
  without giving us all the details about the theocracy depicted, leaving us free to think about the world we are living in an drawing our own consequences and making the right comparisons.

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  Chhavi said on Jul 12, 2011 | Add your feedback

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  Wonderful, minimalistic, visionary

  My favourite quote from the book that shows how claustrophobic one's thoughts grow out of solitude and captivity:"Minimalist life: pleasure is an egg". See: http://www.shmoop.com/handmaids-tale/symbolism-imagery.html

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  Fabioruxo said on Feb 23, 2011 | Add your feedback

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  A powerful, gripping story reveals the author's vast knowledge of the dynamics of totalitarian regimes. Also, the historical notes at the end make the novel even more terrifyingly realistic.

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  Caterina :) said on Jan 4, 2011 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Paperback 96 Pages
• ISBN-10: 1586635174
• ISBN-13: 9781586635176
• Publisher: SparkNotes
• Pub date: Jul 15, 2002
• Dimensions: 1355 mm x 839 mm x 65 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, Library Binding, School & Library Binding, Unbound, Others and eBook
• In other languages: other languages 繁體書, 简体书, Deutsche Bücher, Libri Italiani

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