The Handmaid's Tale
The Handmaid's Tale
Holy damned crap! If anyone wants to understand what it would be like if the Right Wing nuts in this country manage to turn us into a Theocracy, then this is the series you need to be watching right now on Hulu. I just binged through three full seasons over the past week.
Re: The Handmaid's Tale
The first season is one of the most perfect adaptations of a book that I've ever seen.
The second season was decent.
The third season had ADHD.
The second season was decent.
The third season had ADHD.
Re: The Handmaid's Tale
I haven't seen the series, but I definitely recommend the book. What I remember most was the writing style: The narrator begins by describing what it is like to survive in a totalitarian state. She does so by shutting out the horror of everything around her, and concentrating on the next the breath, the next step, the next day.
There is a kind of somnambulism, a sleep-walking dream that becomes her protective armor to get the narrator through the day. It is my favorite Margaret Atwood novel.
There is a kind of somnambulism, a sleep-walking dream that becomes her protective armor to get the narrator through the day. It is my favorite Margaret Atwood novel.