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The Handmaid's Tale
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Jennifer Welsh's review
bookshelves: dark-odd-or-mind-bending, sci-fi-speculative
Sep 03, 2012
bookshelves: dark-odd-or-mind-bending, sci-fi-speculative
Read 3 times. Last read September 9, 2019 to September 16, 2019.
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Reading Progress
Finished Reading
(Paperback Edition)
Started Reading
March 1, 2009
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Finished Reading
September 3, 2012
– Shelved
December 5, 2015
– Shelved as:
dark-odd-or-mind-bending
September 2, 2018
– Shelved as:
sci-fi-speculative
September 9, 2019
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Started Reading
September 16, 2019
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Finished Reading
January 4, 2021
– Shelved
(Paperback Edition)
January 4, 2021
– Shelved as:
sci-fi-speculative
(Paperback Edition)
January 4, 2021
– Shelved as:
dark-odd-or-mind...
(Paperback Edition)
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Jul 21, 2020 08:58AM
Wow, you read this 2 times! I had mixed reactions to this book.
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I did, too, Swati! I love Atwood, and had read several of her other books before reading this back in 2009. I thought it was interesting, but it didn't move me. I read it again last year, and appreciated it more. What were your mixed reactions?
Exactly the same! I loved the writing but I somehow never connected or engaged with the plot. It didn't evoke too much emotion. Perhaps, I too need a re-read!This is my first Atwood! High praise from you means I must read more of her works :)
If you’re looking for more emotion, I’d try Cat’s Eye. It’s her autobiographical novel about girlhood “friends� and how childhood traumas can haunt us. Blind Assassin is also great, and has more emotion. I found Handmaid’s Tale cold.
Oh great, thanks for the recos. Blind Assassin was recommended by a couple of my friends too. Cat's Eye sounds great, as well. Thanks, Jennifer!
You’re welcome, Swati. Enjoy! :)
Oh I love this creepy, chilling tale. I have read it multiple times through the years. Unfortunately, it feels a little too close to home right this minute.
It sure does, Lisa! So disturbing!
