The Handmaid's Tale

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Summary: I LOVED it!
Review: This is one of the best books I've read in a long time. It was well written and definitely well thought-out. I did feel that Atwood left a few loose ends that may have been explained a little better.

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Summary: An excellent book that caused great contraversy.
Review: This book made me realize how many things we take for granted. In other countries there are women who are being treated the way Offred was being treated. Our society today could become another Handmaid's Tail tomorrow. Margaret Atwood did a good job demonstating how women were treated in our country not only 50 years ago, but still are being treated that way today.

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Summary: Past and Present
Review: The Handmaid's Tale is a example of societies in the past and present. There have not been many countries with freedom like we have. There have been many nations with little freedom and a elite group in control. The Handmaid's Tale gives an example of a controlled society and a brief description on how it cam happen to our country.

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Summary: The Handmaid's Tale has made me value democracy a lot!
Review: After reading this book, I thought that it was a warning of what could happen. I know it is hard to imagine that one day everything could start changing like it did in Offred's life, but you never know. I think this book also makes us think about how we take things for granted, like our wonderful government-democracy. This book has made we feel very good about the world we live in now. Like any human being, there have been many times that I have been very mad at our government. I realize that we are free, though, and our everyday actions are not controlled and restricted like they are in the Republic of Gilead.

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Summary: intriguing yet scary
Review: this was a book that my AP english class was required to read..and when i finished it..it scared the HECK out me...i mean..this world that Atwood wrote about..could be our future..>_<..and thats pretty scary~!!!..This book has GOT to be the best book i've read so far..although some may not think so...i understand why my teacher had put this book on her reading list..its DEFINIELY worth the time to read!!

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Summary: Best Book I've Read!
Review: This is a great book. That tells what could become of our society. It looks at womens role in a culture that sometimes demeans women. I hope that this is not what happens in the future. I certainly don't want to be someones handmaid someday.

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Summary: A great book
Review: I was required to read this book for my english class this year. At first the book was slow and hard to follow but by then middle to end I was hooked. I think that Margret Atwood did a great job with this book and I think that her warning of what the world could become is clear. I would recomend this book to others. It was great.

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Summary: I really enjoyed this book overall because it made me think.
Review: I'm not sure if anything like this Republic of Gilead could ever happen but it makes me grateful for the world we live in now and how I take for granted all the freedom I enjoy. Atwood really knew what to write to make people want to read more about this strange society these people put up with. There are so many questions I had but that was part of the mystery of this world and it actually made me imagine what was happening if Atwood didn't directly tell us. I enjoyed this book alot and am very glad I read it.

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Summary: Don't take freedom for granted.
Review: Atwood tells us in a very loud voice that a situation like Gilead is more probable then we think. As Offred leads a life of constant boundaries, even down to what they can feel. She makes you respect her strength,and you see Offred's light from within that keeps her alive. Offred shows us all of the daily freedoms that we take for granted, that in some countries in this day and age are deadly sins. Read it and I guarentee it will make you think and expand your reading horizons.

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Summary: Scary but not realistic
Review: If you're one of those people who gripe about how bad today's world is - read this book! It illustrates a society in which women are nothing but breeding machines. The government controls everything. Real love is unwanted. It is shocking to see how close many muslim countries are to this scenario. However, this would never happen in the U.S.A.. Why? Because personal freedom is a fundamental right every American believes in. We wouldn't let it get this far.