The Handmaid's Tale
von Margaret Atwood
A beautiful hardback edition of Atwood's iconic dystopian novel. Offred is a Handmaid in The Republic of Gilead, a religious totalitarian state in what was formerly known as the United States. She is placed in the household of The Commander, Fred Waterford - her assigned name, Offred, means 'of Fred'. She has only one function: to breed. If Offred refuses to enter into sexual servitude to repopulate a devastated world, she will be hanged. Yet even a repressive state cannot eradicate hope and desire. As she recalls her pre-revolution life in flashbacks, Offred must navigate through the terrifying landscape of torture and persecution in the present day, and between two men upon which her future hangs. Masterfully conceived and executed, this haunting vision of the future places Margaret Atwood at the forefront of dystopian fiction. 'As relevant today as it was when Atwood wrote it' Guardian VINTAGE QUARTERBOUND CLASSICS: Bound to be beautiful
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The Handmaid's Tale
von Margaret Atwood
A beautiful hardback edition of Atwood's iconic dystopian novel. Offred is a Handmaid in The Republic of Gilead, a religious totalitarian state in what was formerly known as the United States. She is placed in the household of The Commander, Fred Waterford - her assigned name, Offred, means 'of Fred'. She has only one function: to breed. If Offred refuses to enter into sexual servitude to repopulate a devastated world, she will be hanged. Yet even a repressive state cannot eradicate hope and desire. As she recalls her pre-revolution life in flashbacks, Offred must navigate through the terrifying landscape of torture and persecution in the present day, and between two men upon which her future hangs. Masterfully conceived and executed, this haunting vision of the future places Margaret Atwood at the forefront of dystopian fiction. 'As relevant today as it was when Atwood wrote it' Guardian VINTAGE QUARTERBOUND CLASSICS: Bound to be beautiful
Aktuelle Rezensionen(17)
Rezension von claire☆☆☆☆☆┊<i>4.75 stars</i> : ̗̀➛ “Ignoring isn’t the same as ignorance, you have to work at it.” ⋆˚
Rezension von Lyndsey MartinezThe concept is great however I just can’t stand how it’s written. It’s all over the place in terms of flash backs and conversations. Honestly, the show is about a million times better. I feel like if I didn’t watch the show first, I wouldn’t have been able to follow along in the book. I had to force myself to finish this one. Super bummed.
Rezension von MaresaNolite te bastardes carborundorum :p
Rezension von kalinskaWe only know what she knows, see what she sees, its all from her point of view and, crucially, we're never sure what is true. But.. If we look at the fragments of this Gilead society. We’re living with them already.
Rezension von ButtaDie Art wie es geschrieben ist ist sehr gewöhnungsbedürftig und oft verwirrend, für mich war das englisch hier noch mal ne extra Hürde, aber in dem Kontext hat es einfach Sinn ergeben. Die Geschichte wäre vielleicht auch noch mal interessanter aus der Sicht eines Rebellen, Moira oder Janine, selbst eine der aunts. Das Ende ist offen und man weiß nicht wie es mit ihr weiter geht, man erfährt ihren Namen nicht, so viele Fragen bleiben offen. Ich möchte mehr wissen wie es dazu kam, sich das schritt für Schritt entwickelt hat. Dennoch war es irgendwie spannend und besonders als Frau gleichzeitig einfach nur erschreckend und schrecklich. Möge das nie Wirklichkeit werden...