The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I understand why it's considered a classic. As a fellow female this story creeped under my skin to think that a government could control when and how and by whom children are conceived. It is a future society destroyed by environmental disasters and wars, as well as controlling fundamentalist views. I heard the audio version narrated by Claire Danes and I think her vocal depiction served to emphasize the horror. I do wish the story continued to know what exactly happened but one's imagination will fill in a positive or negative outcome. An original dystopian tale.
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