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> Tag: Margaret Atwood

A Sad Reminder that We are STILL Debating These Issues

The Handaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

January 30, 2021 by The Chancellor Leave a Comment

The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood My rating: 4 of 5 stars My first encounter with “The Handmaid’s Tale” was through the television show. I only watched three episodes, but it scared me. I’m not one to watch shows or films where people suffer and/or experience trauma. I’m too empathetic. So needless to say, when my wife suggested that we read the book and discuss it, I was wary. At least with viewing something you can look away; not so with reading. Thankfully, the book’s […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Margaret Atwood

The Chancellor's CBR13 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: Margaret Atwood ·
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Who lives, who dies, who tells your story?

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

January 22, 2021 by bonnie 4 Comments

Goodreads tells me I’ve read this three times, although it feels like more, since I’ve also taught it twice. It’s a terrifying book in the sense that it COULD happen very easily, and even more terrifying when you realize that what white women are being put through in the novel is something that ALREADY happened around the world to other women, in some form or another. I won’t bother to recap the story, because it’s been read and re-read before, plus the Hulu series illuminates […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: bonnie, dystopia, literary fiction, Margaret Atwood

bonnie's CBR13 Review No:11 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: bonnie, dystopia, literary fiction, Margaret Atwood ·
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Red like the Blood that is all over the place

The Handmaid’s Tale: Graphic Novel by Renee Nault

November 25, 2020 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I admit, while I knew a smidgen of theme of The Handmaid’s Tale, I really did not know the “whole story.” The other thing was, I had (and still have) no interest in reading the over 300-page novel. And I really have no interest in watching the show based on it. Therefore, I figured I would just know about this modern classic and that was that. It was not until I saw that there was a graphic novel version that I figured, “Why not?” I […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel/Comic, Religion, Science Fiction Tagged With: literary, Margaret Atwood, Renee Nault, social issues, women

BlackRaven's CBR12 Review No:368 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel/Comic, Religion, Science Fiction · Tags: literary, Margaret Atwood, Renee Nault, social issues, women ·
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Any Atwood is a good Gateway to Atwood (CBR12Bingo 2: Gateway)

The Tent by Margaret Atwood

October 7, 2020 by octothorp Leave a Comment

My absolute far and away favorite Margaret Atwood book is The Blind Assassin, but that’s like the dessert at the end of an excellent meal. You have to work up to it. Handmaid’s Tale is another solid choice, and my own introduction to Margaret Atwood’s awesomenaucity, but I’ve already reviewed it twice for CBR (I think – definitely once).  I love so many of her novels, but for different reasons. So I’m going with The Tent, because the best way to experience Atwood is by […]

Filed Under: Short Stories Tagged With: cbr12bingo, Gateway, Margaret Atwood

octothorp's CBR12 Review No:109 · Genres: Short Stories · Tags: cbr12bingo, Gateway, Margaret Atwood ·
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“Still, I wanted to believe; indeed I longed to; and, in the end, how much of belief comes from longing?”

The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

June 27, 2020 by andtheIToldYouSos Leave a Comment

I worked three jobs in the summer of 2005. I frequently worked more than one during any given day. Days off did not exist- except, miraculously, for the 4th of July. The history of the 4th holds no meaning here, just that I finally had a day to myself. I spent my one day off in bed, reading The Handmaid’s Tale from cover to cover. I did not leave the room. I turned down, much to the chagrin of the person whose bed it was, all opportunities […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: . hope, Award Winner, Booker prize, Canadian Lit, dystopia, espionage, faith, Gilead, Margaret Atwood, religious extremism, sequel, sisterhood, The Handmaid's Tale, tyranny

andtheIToldYouSos's CBR12 Review No:66 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: . hope, Award Winner, Booker prize, Canadian Lit, dystopia, espionage, faith, Gilead, Margaret Atwood, religious extremism, sequel, sisterhood, The Handmaid's Tale, tyranny ·
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