The Handmaid's Tale
3 journalers for this copy...
2nd Copy. First one is TBR and unregistered.
Life in what was once the US has become a sexually repressed existence 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 hauntingly recalls her old life in the 1980s, and with cool-eyed, often desperate detachment, she describes her new identity as a Handmaid, enlisted to bear children for the elite.
Life in what was once the US has become a sexually repressed existence 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 hauntingly recalls her old life in the 1980s, and with cool-eyed, often desperate detachment, she describes her new identity as a Handmaid, enlisted to bear children for the elite.
Journal Entry 2 by newf from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Canada on Friday, December 3, 2004
received in the mail as part of a bookrelay.
Many thanks.
Many thanks.
Journal Entry 3 by newf from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador Canada on Saturday, January 8, 2005
I can see why this is considered one of Atwood's best works. Really intersting setting, and thought-provoking situations. I really enjoyed reading it.
Having just read Oryx and Crake, I see a lot of parallels between the two.
Having just read Oryx and Crake, I see a lot of parallels between the two.
Journal Entry 4 by newf at -- Bus (Details In Notes) in Ottawa, Ontario Canada on Saturday, January 8, 2005
Released on Saturday, January 08, 2005 at about 1:00:00 PM BX time (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada) at #176 bus heading south in Ottawa, Ontario Canada.
RELEASE NOTES:
RELEASE NOTES:
I have found Atwood's novel on the OC Transpo Annual sale not noticing the label in it. I have never heard of BookCrossing before, but I really think it's such a great idea to let your favorite books circulate around the world! I just started readig it, so my rating would not be applicable.
I am traveling to Europe in the summer, my plan is to drop it off perhaps in England or somewhere else ( I have not decided it yet) so people in the other part of the globe will also have a chance to enjoy this book.
I am traveling to Europe in the summer, my plan is to drop it off perhaps in England or somewhere else ( I have not decided it yet) so people in the other part of the globe will also have a chance to enjoy this book.