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Handmaid's Tale

Average rating
4 out of 5
Based on 74,142 Ratings and 5,864 Reviews

Book Description
"Splendid."
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It is the world of the near future, and Offred is a Handmaid in the home of the Commander and his wife. She is allowed out once a day to the food market, she is not permitted to read, and she is hoping the Commander makes her pregnant, because she is only valued if her ovaries are viable. Offred can remember the years before, when she was an independent woman, had a job ... More
Book Information
PublisherBallantine Books
BindingPaperback (92 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of PagesN/A
ISBN-100449911535
ISBN-13978-0449911532
Publication Date08/27/1996
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About Margaret Atwood (Author) : Margaret Atwood is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Margaret Atwood include Bluebeards Egg, Alias Grace, First Words: Earliest Writing fro... more
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2/19/2015 Meredith Amelotti said:
My English teacher from sophomore year recommended that I read this novel, however I haven't had time to pick it up until this year. The only reason that I did pick it up was due to the fact it was a book I had to read for my English class this year. It's kind of intriguing how we have certain books... more

tags: I recommend, I read, classic

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5/30/2013 Carmela Martino tagged as: I read

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10/7/2009 Sharon Koontz said: 11664
tags: dystopia

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10/25/2008 Angela Mann said: 11664
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8/31/2007 Elizabeth Bluemle tagged as: I Read

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