We’ve officially selected our February book! The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood, is set in the dystopian Republic of Gilead. It’s a satirical tale of freedom and feminism and a society that only values women for their ability to procreate. Should be light and happy, huh?
If you want us to hear your thoughts before we record, make sure you’re keeping up with our reading schedule. We plan to be done reading by February 4th! (Which, coincidentally, is when The Shining episode will go live).
Send your book recommendations for March to readthosevines@gmail.com.
“Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She may leave the home of the Commander and his wife once a day to walk to food markets whose signs are now pictures instead of words because women are no longer allowed to read. She must lie on her back once a month and pray that the Commander makes her pregnant, because in an age of declining births, Offred and the other Handmaids are valued only if their ovaries are viable. Offred can remember the years before, when she lived and made love with her husband, Luke; when she played with and protected her daughter; when she had a job, money of her own, and access to knowledge. But all of that is gone now… ” – Goodreads
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