MrsDouglass
Sawyer's Harem
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August: The Handmaid's Tale
Our choice for August is The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.
Synopsis: From Library Journal
In a startling departure from her previous novels ( Lady Oracle , Surfacing ), respected Canadian poet and novelist Atwood presents here a fable of the near future. In the Republic of Gilead, formerly the United States, far-right Schlafly/Falwell-type ideals have been carried to extremes in the monotheocratic government. The resulting society is a feminist's nightmare: women are strictly controlled, unable to have jobs or money and assigned to various classes: the chaste, childless Wives; the housekeeping Marthas; and the reproductive Handmaids, who turn their offspring over to the "morally fit" Wives. The tale is told by Offred (read: "of Fred"), a Handmaid who recalls the past and tells how the chilling society came to be. This powerful, memorable novel is highly recommended for most libraries.
To purchase a copy: Amazon Link
Feel free to use this thread for discussion of the book.
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8/4/2007, 12:23 am
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Lady Emm
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Re: August: The Handmaid's Tale
quote Onyx2201 wrote:
This is a book that make one think. For starters the main character has no name, she is of Fred, as in belonging to Fred.
What is that makes men fear and feel the need to subjugate women?
Do you really want an answer to that question O? or is it rhetorical?
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8/6/2007, 4:26 pm
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MrsDouglass
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Re: August: The Handmaid's Tale
Whenever you want! I'm still waiting for mine to come! I think my mailman took the week off. I'm expecting 5 packages, and none have arrived.
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8/16/2007, 10:38 pm
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Lady Emm
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Re: August: The Handmaid's Tale
My dad used the phrase as Illigitemi non carborundum - Don't let the bastards get you down.
It's the only "Latin" I know, despite having gone to Mass a zillion timea pre- Vatican 2
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8/20/2007, 12:23 pm
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