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The Handmaid's Tale

by Margaret Atwood · 1985

Dystopian · ranked #4 in category

Women reduced to their fertility in a theocratic America; chillingly plausible and fiercely written.

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The verdict

Category
Dystopian
First published
1985 · 1980s
Author
Margaret Atwood
Standing
Essential Read

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