Book guide
The Handmaid’s Tale
A chilling feminist dystopia about a woman forced into reproductive servitude under a brutal theocratic regime.
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About The Handmaid’s Tale
Discover the dystopian novel that started a phenomenon. Offred is a Handmaid in The Republic of Gilead. She is placed in the household of The Commander, Fred Waterford - her assigned name, Offred, means 'of Fred'. She has only one function- to breed. If Offred refuses to enter into sexual servitude to repopulate a devastated world, she will be hanged. Yet even a repressive state cannot eradicate hope and desire. As she recalls her pre-revolution life in flashbacks, Offred must navigate through the terrifying landscape of torture and persecution in the present day, and between two men upon which her future hangs.
Reading signals
- Spice
- None
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Balanced
Series
The Handmaid's Tale · Book 1 of 2
Content warnings
- rape
- sexual assault
- reproductive coercion
- forced pregnancy
- misogyny
- slavery
- domestic abuse
- torture
- hanging/executions
- suicide
- homophobia/queermisia
- racism/antisemitism
- family separation
