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Jul 15, 2020mnack_0 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
I read this book mainly because I had heard so much hoopla about the TV series (which I never saw). I suspect this is one of those instances where the TV adaptation - due to a talented team of writers, actors, producers, etc.. - is better than the book. Atwood makes an interesting case for how it can happen that a traumatized - apathetic? - people allow their government to take away their freedoms. Particularly pertinent in today's post-911 (and now COVID-19!) environment. Interesting that Hollywood waited over 30 years to adapt it to the big screen. Probably a story in itself.