Review of "The Handmaid's Tale" on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
I liked it.
I like what the book is aiming for.
While clever, I didn't love the writing style simply because it's not the kind of style that draws you in so you basically experience the events along with the MC, mainly because it is a recounting on events and jumps around all over the show occasionally. This is not a comment on the quality of the writing, or talent. Simply my enjoyment.
That being said, I was constantly reading when I got a moment to find out how things played out.
Interesting re-reading it now and seeing the similarities in the events that led to the regime in the book and what's happening in our own world. While there are technological differences that might affect how such a thing played out, it's still scarily possible.