# 39: Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale
Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale has been crossing my to-read piles for as long as I can remember; yet, I don’t know why it took me so long to finally get around to it. In short, this novel is amazing. Even as I was reading it, I could tell that it would be added to my mental list of “favorite books ever.”
Set in the dystopian world of Gilead, a totalitarian society that has replaced what was formerly the United States, The Handmaid’s Tale is the story of a woman, who has been assigned the role of a handmaid after the social restructuring of Gilead. In Gilead, handmaids are assigned to the families of high-ranking officials and are tasked with helping bring a child into the world. Our narrator, Offred (named after the Commander whose family she serves) finds herself in curious circumstances, with her Commander and his wife breaking to break the rules for her. Overall, an excellent read.

# 39: Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale

Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale has been crossing my to-read piles for as long as I can remember; yet, I don’t know why it took me so long to finally get around to it. In short, this novel is amazing. Even as I was reading it, I could tell that it would be added to my mental list of “favorite books ever.”

Set in the dystopian world of Gilead, a totalitarian society that has replaced what was formerly the United States, The Handmaid’s Tale is the story of a woman, who has been assigned the role of a handmaid after the social restructuring of Gilead. In Gilead, handmaids are assigned to the families of high-ranking officials and are tasked with helping bring a child into the world. Our narrator, Offred (named after the Commander whose family she serves) finds herself in curious circumstances, with her Commander and his wife breaking to break the rules for her. Overall, an excellent read.