The Handmaid's Tale (Cliffs Notes) by Mary Ellen Snodgrass
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Book Reviews of The Handmaid's Tale (Cliffs Notes)
Book Review: Too Close for Comfort
Summary: 5 Stars
This should be required reading for every female in this country over the age of 16. I read this book in college and it scared the bejeezus out of me then. So much so that I refused for years to have an ATM card. Now that the extreme right and the Moral Majority have nearly taken over the Republican party and so many of our military leaders have become rabid Fundamentalists, it's too close to a potential future.Book Review: I loved The Handmaids Tale!!! It was incredible!
Summary: 5 Stars
The Handmaids Tale is a very good book! I first read it in 6th grade, I am a college freshman, and I have read this book moe times than I can count. It is incredibly thought provoking and leaves with the desire to do something about our patriarcal society. I had the chance to meet Margaret Atwood when she was in Indianapolis. She is an awesome writer!!!Book Review: A frightful highly possible look at what could occur in the
Summary: 5 Stars
Atwood is a clever writer. I loved "The Handmaid's Tail." It was very well wtitten straigt from the narrator's point of view. I can see the events that occured in the book happening in our society. It is very simple to look at negative things and flip them around to appear beneficial to others. The book is somewhat frightening.Book Review: open your mind
Summary: 5 Stars
i loved the book, but like many other reviews i've read people were looking for a conclusion. Well that's part of the book, it's supposed to make you think, wonder, about what would happen next. By the way, see the movie, you'll find your conclusion.Book Review: A dystopia --- Margret Atwood's 'The Handmaid's Tale'
Summary: 4 Stars
Margaret Atwood created a shocking example for the future : A dystopia. Atwood created the State of Gilead, a totalitarian state. In this state citizens are controlled and women are considered most important in their child bearing role. The story is told by a handmaid, who is supposed to become pregnant, her name is Offred. A few chapters are full of tension and shock, but if you think (during reading this chapters) that you will learn more about it, you will be disappointed. Every time Atwood puts chapters in, which calm you down again. The protagonist Offred, suddenly refers to usual things. For example after the ceremony scene, she tells about using butter instead of body cream. This behaviour emphasizes Offred's desensitised character. Lots of unbelievable things are normal for Offred. This shows that the totalitarian regime has full control and violates many Human Rights. But Offred rebels just in a little way. She is coloured with duality, her thoughts differ from her real actions. Furthermore two different societies are presented in contrast to each other. On the one hand the former `normal' society (as we know it nowadays) and on the other hand the Gilead society, but the development from a liberal society to a totalitarian regime is not described in detail. This shows, that it is not easy for Offred to get information. News channels are censored, most of the women are not allowed to write or read... The Historical Notes at the end of the novel still belong to Offred's story and give it somehow authenticity. I think `The Handmaid's Tale' is a well written novel, but you should not expect to get satisfied, because it is a warning and does not give you the feeling of release at the end. Just bare in mind that every gap and additional information (e.g. the Historical Notes) in Atwood's novel has it's function.