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Just read "The Handmaid's Tale"

CarrieB.CarrieB. member
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If you are interested in some post apocalyptic book on infertility and a bunch of other crazy stuff that was written in the 80s, this was a really weird read. I'm not really that into sci fi, so maybe it wasn't the best choice for me...

But it was interesting. I'm guessing they didn't know that much about IF in the 80s when this novel was written.
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Re: Just read "The Handmaid's Tale"

  • TJ1979TJ1979 member
    Ooh, now I'm intrigued. *off to search for it on kindle*
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  • TJ1979TJ1979 member
    Update: purchased.
    TTC with PCOS since November 2009
    IUI#1 Femara/Ovidrel (cd 3-7) = BFP, m/c
    IUI#2 Femara/Ovidrel (cd 5-9) = BFN
    IUI#3 Femara/Ovidrel (cd 3-7) = BFP!
    beta #1 11/23 = 270, P4 = 75
    beta #2 11/28 = 2055
    Our daughter E was born 7/29/2012!
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  • Cwhitaker27Cwhitaker27 member
    Haha omg I had to read this my junior year of high school! And as you can imagine I wasn't very fond of it then. Definitely a strange read.
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  • itsmevkbitsmevkb member
    Margaret Atwood is one of my favorite writers and the Handmaid's Tale one of my favorite books.  There is also a movie, albeit not as good as the book.  It's not so much about infertility as it is about our destroying the environment, over reaching government, control, taking religion in the way wrong direction, etc.

    If you want to read some of her stuff that isn't quite so "out there" try the Blind Assassin, Alias Grace, the Robber Bride or Cat's Eye.

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  • RobeanoRobeano member
    Hmm, sounds interesting
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  • CarrieB.CarrieB. member
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    I think I was just focusing on the IF aspect if the book bc of my own experience. Maybe I will try one of the other books by that author. I do like some fantasy type books, but this one was a little extra out there for me.
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  • jmorta04jmorta04 member
    I read that book in college for my women's studies Representations of Motherhood class and really liked it.
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  • mdiblasi10mdiblasi10 member
    Sounds interesting. I put it on my reading list.
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