Wow!

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Wow! This may end up being one of the BEST books i'll read in 2018! It is going up on my shelf with 1984, Brave New World, and Fahrenheit 451. The tale told in this book seems all too possible with our present day theologically-laced politics in which a right-wing authoritarian regime is in control of our nation, and has the unconditional support of the evangelical christian machine. Today, the U.S. is ripe and fertile (no pun intended) for a Gilead-esque movement to take power and assume a form as described in this book. But what really astounds and impresses me with this authors prophetic vision is that this story was published in 1986! The accuracy with which she paints the future, which is our today and tomorrow, is frightening. Looking forward to reading more from Margaret Atwood, and to checking out the movie that was filmed in Durham, as well as the recent Hulu series on this story. This is truly a must read.

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