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A review by bluereen
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
4.0
"We lived, as usual, by ignoring. Ignoring isn't the same as ignorance, you have to work at it."
***
I'm glad I finally got around to reading this classic. The plot is interesting and it's unlike anything I've ever read before. We enter in medias res, and I like how Atwood scatters bits of information throughout the book. Offred, at the start, seems distanced and unperturbed. But it's later that she recounts her tragic past. She is walking a tightrope—everything feels so uncertain, and it's this fear of danger that keeps readers on their toes. I just felt there were a few plot holes that were left unaddressed. Overall, it's a great book, and I can see why people loved it so much.
***
I'm glad I finally got around to reading this classic. The plot is interesting and it's unlike anything I've ever read before. We enter in medias res, and I like how Atwood scatters bits of information throughout the book. Offred, at the start, seems distanced and unperturbed. But it's later that she recounts her tragic past. She is walking a tightrope—everything feels so uncertain, and it's this fear of danger that keeps readers on their toes. I just felt there were a few plot holes that were left unaddressed. Overall, it's a great book, and I can see why people loved it so much.