Last month, when we ran a little editorial feature about the books we were grateful for, I wrote about The Handmaid's Tale. But listening to it served as a total reminder of why it is so incredible. So perhaps I came to this audiobook somewhat biased, but in a sense I think my love of the work set me up to be a harsher critic of the audio production. It is my number one all-time pick among books, having topped my list since I first read it five years ago. Used with permission of Pippin Properties, Inc.įull disclosure: The Handmaid's Tale is my favorite book. Despite the danger, Offred learns to navigate the intimate secrets of those who control her every move, risking her life in breaking the rules in hopes of ending this oppression.Ĭover Art by Fred Marcellino. Offred, now a Handmaid serving in the household of the enigmatic Commander and his bitter wife, can remember a time when she lived with her husband and daughter and had a job, before she lost even her own name. Multiple Golden Globe award-winner Claire Danes ( Romeo and Juliet, The Hours) gives a stirring performance of this classic in speculative fiction, one of the most powerful and widely read novels of our time.Īfter a staged terrorist attack kills the President and most of Congress, the government is deposed and taken over by the oppressive and all-controlling Republic of Gilead. Margaret Atwood's popular dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale explores a broad range of issues relating to power, gender, and religious politics.
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