The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel

by Margaret Atwood | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 038549081x Global Overview for this book
Registered by pzarks of Portland, Oregon USA on 5/27/2008
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Journal Entry 1 by pzarks from Portland, Oregon USA on Tuesday, May 27, 2008
"Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She may leave the home of the Commander and his wife once a day to walk to food markets whose signs are now pictures instead of words because women are no longer allowed to read. She must lie on her back once a month and pray that the Commander makes her pregnant, because in an age of declining births, Offred and the other Handmaids are only valued if their ovaries are viable. Offred can remember the years before, when she lived and made love with her husband, Luke; when she played with and protected her daughter; when she had a job, money of her own, and access to knowledge. But all of that is gone now...
Funny, unexpected, horrifying, and altogether convincing, The Handmaid's Tale is at once scathing satire, dire warning, and tour de force."







Number 242 on the 2006 list of "1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die"

Number 784 on the 2008 list of "1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die"





Journal Entry 2 by pzarks at -- By Hand Or Post, Ray/Ring, RABCK in Portland, Oregon USA on Monday, July 14, 2008

Released 15 yrs ago (7/14/2008 UTC) at -- By Hand Or Post, Ray/Ring, RABCK in Portland, Oregon USA

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Mailed to easterngirl71 in Illinois for winning my RABCK draw

Journal Entry 3 by easterngirl71 from Alton, Illinois USA on Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Got as a RABCK! Thanks so much for sending me this book! Look forward to reading it!!

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