Margaret Atwood, Cambridge 1963
Horrible Book Reviews!
The Book: ”The Handmaid’s Tale” by Margaret Atwood.
Written by reviewer “Kimberly” on Goodreads:
Atwood is an angry angry woman. I can in no way relate to how people think that this book is so great - I think it is primarily because as a woman in this day and age, I have obtained a decent education and am successful career-wise all without being oppressed by the white man. If people read this book, they may think it is still relevant, which it clearly is not. I’m not one for censorship, but if every existing copy of this book in the entire world were to be thrown into a bonfire, I probably wouldn’t run to grab a fire extinguisher.
Margaret Atwood Interview
“The Year of the Flood opens with two more survivors, Toby and Ren — one defending her position at a defunct health spa, the other trapped in a bio-isolation room at a brothel. Both have previously been members of God’s Gardeners, an eco-religious sect dedicated to living sustainably in an increasingly degraded and stratified society, and the novel charts their experiences leading up to the catastrophe. ‘The Year of the Flood’ masterfully depicts a very different side of the dystopia. Darkly funny, incredibly believable, and surprisingly hopeful, Atwood’s new novel is one of her very best.”
