The Handmaid's Tale
2 journalers for this copy...
Life in what was once the United States has become a sexually repressed exisitence in the Republic of Gilead, an intolerant theocracy founded by religious extremists. In a land where today's rhetoric has become tomorrow's reality, a still young woman recalls her old life in teh 1980s, and describes her new identity as a Handmaid, enlisted to bear children for the elite.
A fabulous, chilling book
A fabulous, chilling book
Journal Entry 2 by jlc127 at U of C - MacEwan Hall in Calgary, Alberta Canada on Friday, June 18, 2004
Released on Friday, June 18, 2004 at U of C Mac Hall food court in Calgary, Alberta Canada.
Scarey concept, a few of the justification for suspension of freedoms are chillingly similar to some situations today.
Journal Entry 4 by bryozoa at U of C - Kinesiology building in Calgary, Alberta Canada on Monday, June 21, 2004
Released on Monday, June 21, 2004 at U of C Kinesiology building in Calgary, Alberta Canada.
On table in Barons court
On table in Barons court