Book Review: The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
This book had been on my TBR list for quite a few years, so when I found out they were making a TV series adaptation I was actually kind of annoyed. I always want to read the book before I watch an adaptation, so I knew I was either going to have to bump this one up the list or watch the show without having read the book (inconceivable!), or spend an undetermined amount of time avoiding spoilers until I eventually got around to reading it. Despite it being the riskiest option I took the third path and tried to avoid spoilers. I’m pleased to say I mostly did. It’s harder to write a review of a book you really enjoyed, because all you want to say is “it was great, if you haven’t read it, you should”. I don’t like to discuss details of the plot for fear of spoilers, regardless of how long ago a book was published. Atwood has managed to build a dystopian world without bogging the story down with the politics. We’re told enough to know what the situation is and why, but there a...