Review by cassv933 - The Handmaid's Tale

cassv933 's review for:

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

3.0

challenging reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Ok. So I was actually pretty excited to read this book as it's a classic, and everyone I know has read this book at least once. However, I was pretty disappointed once I did finish it. For me, the Night sections were just really boring and after a while, I just skipped past them. I also don't know if I just wasn't paying attention but it was also a bit hard to tell what was going on in the society and why it was happening.

Like I know there's a nuclear place where they take the women when they can't produce babies, but what happened? For me, it was just not very clear

. One of the main things which I enjoyed most was how all of the Handmaids' names consisted of "Of" and then the name of their commander. I guess the whole significance of names was cool to me.

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