Librarian note: An older cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.The Republic of Gilead offers Offred only one option: to breed. If she deviates, she will, like all dissenters, be hanged at the wall or sent out to die slowly of radiation sickness. But even a repressive state cannot obliterate desire – neither Offred’s nor that of the two men on whom her future hangs.Brilliantly conceived and executed, this powerful evocation of twenty-first century America gives full rein to Margaret Atwood’s devastating irony, wit and astute perception.
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The Handmaid's Tale
Librarian note: An older cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.The Republic of Gilead offers Offred only one option: to breed. If she deviates, she will, like all dissenters, be hanged at the wall or sent out to die slowly of radiation sickness. But even a repressive state cannot obliterate desire – neither Offred’s nor that of the two men on whom her future hangs.Brilliantly conceived and executed, this powerful evocation of twenty-first century America gives full rein to Margaret Atwood’s devastating irony, wit and astute perception.
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Reviewed by Tiffanny VeintimillaEerily similar to current events
Reviewed by lenskaaDas Konzept hat mich echt abgeholt bzw die Welt, welche hier aufgebaut wird. Spannende Idee und ob mans glaubt oder nicht, wirklich aktuell. Es dauert etwas, ehe man reingekommen ist, aber es lohnt sich!
Reviewed by laurenalesemausso schockierend, hat mir echt angst gemacht..ich finde das buch sollte pflichtlektüre sein!! (aber es macht mich fertig dass es ein offenes ende gibt omg)
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