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In reply to the discussion: So, I binge watched the 1st 2 seasons of The Handmaids Tale [View all]localroger
(3,622 posts)32. Atwood once made the point
...that by design, everything that happens in the book is something that some human society actually did and thought was a good idea at some time in the past. There is really no speculation except for those things happening again here. Its power is that it is actually hyper-realistic.
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Most terrifying line in the whole series, I have always remembered "When they slaughtered Congress,
dewsgirl
Jul 2018
#1
If we don't get the vote out in November, we'll deserve what we've let happen to us...
marble falls
Jul 2018
#2
You are right, only. I have friends who think the left and the media are just exaggerating the
Nitram
Jul 2018
#17
Gulliver, I believe you are mistaken. The "It can't happen here" belief is the biggest weakness
Nitram
Jul 2018
#18
Yes, that is another suspension of reality that is a little unbelievable
LiberalLovinLug
Jul 2018
#31
I read the Handmaid's Tale, but it doesn't go into the process that led to the premise of the book.
Nitram
Jul 2018
#16