The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood: A Book Review
Genre: Literary Fiction
Atwood writes an interesting remark on life, government totalitarianism, and ignorance of society in her book, The Handmaid’s Tale. Surrounding the narrator, Offred, throughout the story Atwood continuously has the reader guessing on what was going to happen.
It is worth noting that The Handmaid’s Tale is written in stream of consciousness. Because of this every digression, every thought, streams onto the page unfiltered causing quick changes of subject into things that need explained all over again. While wanting Offred to stay safe, though, I also have to admit that I would grow increasing upset with her. She just seemed very naïve before Gilead and very easily manipulated by the people around her. (Side note: Luke also sounded like a jerk.)
All in all, I can see why teachers use the book as a classroom project. It has some good teaching moments and truly makes the reader think about what is going on. I actually highly encourage people to read this book purely to analyze it.
Who would most enjoy the work and who should stay clear (if necessary):
Those that are history buffs or like historical fiction, I think would like this. It is a work of fiction, but I think that they would be highly intrigued with how realistic Atwood makes it to that subject/genre.
Other books like the one reviewed:
To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf
| Plot: | 10 / 10 |
| Characters: | 9 / 10 |
| Writing: | 10 / 10 |
| Editor: | 10 / 10 |
| Total | 39 / 40 |
Title: The Handmaid’s Tale
Author: Margaret Atwood
Edition: 2nd
Published: 2017
Publisher: Ecco
ISBN: 9781328879943
If you want to get it: Amazon; Barnes&Noble
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