The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, 311 pages
Offred is a Handmaid in the regime of Gilead, a new state that forbids reading, writing, and property ownership by women, and submits the Handmaids to a monthly ritual in an attempt to impregnate them by their rich "owners." This book theoretically takes place in the late 20th century, and Atwood is masterful in how she takes many real situations and draws them to a completely logical and completely horrifying conclusion (her remarks about the digitization of books and money stood out in particular). I'm not sure if I really liked this book, or if I was completely turned off by it. I guess that means it was a good one.
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