The Handmaid's Tale

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Margaret Atwood

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7 years, 4 months ago at Jul 30 19:30

camuscamuscamuscamus

Atwood, the Canadian bitch she is, decided it would be a provocative idea to create the feminist '1984'. A terrible read, pointless to the tee. Avoid this lauded shit-pie.

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Description: In the world of the near future, who will control women's bodies? Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She may leave the home of the Commander and his wife once a day to walk to food markets whose signs are now pictures instead of words because women are no longer allowed to read. She must lie on her back once a month and ... (more)

Manufacturer: Anchor
Release date: 16 March 1998
ISBN-10 : 038549081X | ISBN-13: 9780385490818

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"Serena Joy. A Wife who somewhat helped create the society that they lived in that oppressed and abused women. She is full of herself and patronizing even after being stripped of all her power following the rise Gilead's new world order. "

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