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240 pages, Hardcover
First published March 26, 2019
So here I am done reading the story for a second time and loving it and the beautifully illustrated graphics of this horrific dystopian world for women.
The fertile women are objects used primarily as a container for procreation, a natural resource of the time in the terrifying Republic of Gilead, and THE HANDMAIDS TALE is primarily Offred's oppressive story of loss, loneliness, grief and the forbidden touch of love.
NO talking...NO employment...NO reading...NO friendships. The handmaid's cannot even look at each other, and sneaking around is dangerous and detrimental to your health. The aunts are always watching as are the wives and punishments are brutal....to those unessential parts of the body that don't affect their purpose in life. And even worse....there's the ominous hanging wall visible to all who pass.
Note: Illustrations in this graphic novel are colorful and vividly expressive of bringing to life this unsettling dystopian world.
Have not yet watched the Netflix movie, but can't wait to see if it ends like the book for Offred
“Everything Handmaids wear is red: the colour of blood, which defines us.”