The Handmaid's Tale
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The Handmaid's Tale
Margaret Atwood
Literature
BATTLE OF THE BOOKS
Nov 20, 2019
Suzanne Nelson brought an unorthodox approach to her presentation of The Handmaid's Tale, employing actors in costume and handheld signs underscoring the hypocrisy of the patriarchal society at the center of Atwood's novel at the Ridgefield Battle of 11/14/19.
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Charlotte Beyts
Mar 12, 2020
Creepily close to what's happening now
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Debra Hanff
May 23, 2020
The first time I read this I was pregnant and it was very difficult to take. I read it again a couple of years ago with students, and loved it. Then I read it again right before I read Testaments. Wow.
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Umut Rados
May 31, 2020
read and loved
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Leslie Maxwell
Aug 27, 2020
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Fran
Apr 15, 2021
It reminds us how easy it could be for hard won gains to be upended by some orthodoxy or another. Also, gripping narrative.
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Chuck Munro
Dec 12, 2021
Horrifyingly prescient and very well written work of speculative fiction.
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Paul
Jan 7, 2024
High school
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Stefanie Mclellan
Jan 27, 2024
So good
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Kim L.
Aug 2, 2024
A prescient tome
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Jessica
Dec 12, 2024
One of my faves
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Philberg
Feb 22
Dystopia, but it‘s actually already happening.
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Tiffany
Jul 3
What I loved about *The Handmaid’s Tale* is how deeply it forces you to sit with power, silence, control, resistance, and survival. It is uncomfortable in the best way because it does not let you look away from what happens when people are stripped of autonomy, dignity, and voice. The storytelling is haunting, but what makes it so powerful is the way the characters continue to fight for themselves, even in small, quiet ways. I loved how the show explored resilience without romanticizing suffering. It showed that resistance is not always loud. Sometimes it is remembering who you are when the world is determined to erase you. For me, *The Handmaid’s Tale* was not just a story about oppression. It was a story about dignity, defiance, and the human need to be free.
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