| Title | The Handmaid's Tale |
| Author | Margaret Atwood |
| Call Number | PR9199.3.A8 H3 2006 |
| Location | 2nd Floor Humanities |
| Rating | Highly Recommended |
| Book Review | Set in the near future, this dystopian novel is about a woman (June/Offred) enslaved by a totalitarian theocracy that has overthrown the US. Because she is still fertile, Offred is forced to serve as a sex slave and surrogate for powerful couples. I was pleasantly surprised by this book. The plot follows the Hulu TV show's 1st season fairly closely, but the scene and mood descriptions are quite poetic. It's not a fun, uplifting story by any means, but I found the main character's reflections on the things she took for granted in the past and the minute details that occupy her present now that so much else has been taken away very moving. |
| Submitted By | Cheryl Baltes |
| Department or Major | Attallah College |
| Status | Staff |
| Chapman Email | cbaltes@chapman.edu |
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Thursday, July 12, 2018
The Handmaid's Tale
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