Literature According to the L's: The Handmaid's Tale

Literature According to the L's

For several years, a few of us girls have been getting together for what we call "book club meetings." As we gab about our current reads (and many other things), we know the following: 1) We love to read books. 2) We have opinions about them! So we wanted to share our thoughts with our friends and families (and anyone else who's interested) who can't come to our "meetings." We are not professional critics or literary experts, but this is what we think ...

Sunday, August 20, 2006

The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

A feminist's nightmare ... forced sexual slavery, public hangings, right-wing religious and political tyrrany, absolute dystopia ... truly frightening.

The few fertile women left in what was the USA are forced to be sexual slaves to the upper echelon of the new government -- but not for pleasure -- purely for reproductive uses. Women are no longer allowed to read and each class of woman wears a different color. I could go on and explain the rest, but really, it's worth reading.

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Sunday, August 20, 2006

The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood

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