![]() Atwood’s Gilead is referenced by someone almost on a daily basis when discussing international outrages or abuses of power. ![]() ![]() Dystopian fiction has become very popular of late – almost everyone is reading, re-reading or watching The Handmaid’s Tale. I was also worried that there might be a tiny bit of band-wagon jumping going on with the claim of it being a re-imagining of The Handmaid’s Tale. The cover has excerpts of reviews from Elle and Prima – ok you can call me a literary snob if you like – but that worried me a little. Touted as a feminist, dystopian novel for the #Metoo generation – it seemed a pretty good fit for a feminist book group. It will give us, I think, plenty to talk about. Vox was chosen by my very small book group as our November read, we don’t actually meet until next Wednesday to discuss it. “Think about waking up one morning and finding you don’t have a voice in anything.” ![]()
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