The audiobook received the 2013 Audie Award for Fiction. The Handmaid’s Tale has been nominated for several awards, including the Booker Prize, Nebula Award, and Prometheus Award, as well as winning the first-ever Arthur C. In a world so crowded with entertainment choices, I find it hard to imagine seeking out a show where the entire point seems to be exhaustively running down the ways in which an oppressive society could abuse women. The Handmaids Tale 9 books in series 4.5 out of 5 stars 102,978 ratings. We already live in a world where politicians who are embarrassingly ignorant about women’s basic reproductive biology are still trying to legally control it, among other things, by criminalizing miscarriage and forwarding fetal personhood laws. But when this one started, I had a hard time fitting it in among all the other series and films I was trying to evaluate for work, and the more I heard about it (or edited other people’s pieces about it), the more wearying it sounded. The book has been adapted into a 1990 film, a 2000 opera, a 2017 television series, and other media. I found the 1990 movie stylish, moving, and fascinating. In 2022, The Handmaid's Tale was included on the 'Big Jubilee Read' list of 70 books by Commonwealth authors, selected to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II. I’m a longtime fan of Margaret Atwood, and I’ve read virtually all her novels, including this one. Book 1 of 2 The Handmaid's Tale Print length 325 pages Language English Sticky notes On Kindle Scribe Publisher Ecco Publication date FebruFile size 2728 KB Page Flip Enabled Word Wise Enabled Enhanced typesetting Enabled See all details All 2 for you in this series See full series See included books Total Price: 29. Tasha Robinson, Film / TV Editor: Here’s where I admit that I’ve never watched an episode of The Handmaid’s Tale.

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