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A review by looney_moons
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
5.0
5 stars
content warnings
- Sexism
- Homophobia
- Mention of rape
review (2020)
This book blows my mind every time. It's so well written with lines that hit in just the right spaces. It's a story that hurts and a story that heals at the same time. Like our protagonist, I wish that I could tell you this was a happy story, but instead I'll tell you it's a hopeful story. It's a story about keeping hope and having it in even the worst of times. And it's a story about revolution brewing, even in the corners of the world. This is one of my favourite books and I don't think that'll ever change.
First review (2018):
I have one word for this book: WOW. If all science fiction was as well written, well developed and feminist as this, I think I might read a lot more of it. This book hits so close to home in so many aspects of it and it really shines a light on some interesting and very relevant topics - even today, over thirty years after the publication date. I’m so impressed. Review to come.
content warnings
- Sexism
- Homophobia
- Mention of rape
review (2020)
This book blows my mind every time. It's so well written with lines that hit in just the right spaces. It's a story that hurts and a story that heals at the same time. Like our protagonist, I wish that I could tell you this was a happy story, but instead I'll tell you it's a hopeful story. It's a story about keeping hope and having it in even the worst of times. And it's a story about revolution brewing, even in the corners of the world. This is one of my favourite books and I don't think that'll ever change.
First review (2018):
I have one word for this book: WOW. If all science fiction was as well written, well developed and feminist as this, I think I might read a lot more of it. This book hits so close to home in so many aspects of it and it really shines a light on some interesting and very relevant topics - even today, over thirty years after the publication date. I’m so impressed. Review to come.