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A review by veraann
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
4.0
This is not an action packed dystopian. In fact not much really happens. We get a glimpse of life and the thoughts of a "handmaid" in the world Atwood has created. It is kind of depressing, horrible and thought provoking. The world has changed and there are those that remember the times before. The government is gone, the ones in power are unknown, but come up with a societal structure for the country.
You can assimilate, reeducate, be put to death, or be put outside society in hazardous areas. This story is told by a woman who remembers what life was as a story of someone. A disconnect from her own self to be a person adjusting to what is now 'normal'.
It's interesting thinking how easily life can change and what people will do to survive. Fight against society or fight against themselves. What people do to convince themselves what is good, what is normal and acceptable.
You can assimilate, reeducate, be put to death, or be put outside society in hazardous areas. This story is told by a woman who remembers what life was as a story of someone. A disconnect from her own self to be a person adjusting to what is now 'normal'.
It's interesting thinking how easily life can change and what people will do to survive. Fight against society or fight against themselves. What people do to convince themselves what is good, what is normal and acceptable.