Rating: ★★★★☆
Recommend: Yes
Genres: Classic Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Alternate History
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“Don’t let the bastards grind you down.”
The Handmaid’s Tale is a speculative fiction about what would happen to the world and human rights if religious extremists took over. It’s told through the eyes of Offred, a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. Her sole purpose is to breed – she is sent to the house of a Commander to generate a child by him. Women are no longer allowed to read, to hold jobs, to own things. But Offred remembers life before that, her family, her job, her financial independence, her easy access to knowledge. Continue reading
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