A review by etras
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I want her back. I want everything back, the way it was. But there is no point to it, this wanting.

I’d like her to end with something daring and spectacular, some outrage, something that would befit her. But as far as I know that didn’t happen . I don’t know how she ended or even if she did, because I never saw her again. 

God that was depressing. 

Brilliantly written, deeply chilling. I’m struggling to find the right words to describe how incredibly horrified and disgusted I am.