The Handmaid's Tale
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3.7 • 223 Ratings
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- $20.99
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- $20.99
Publisher Description
Brought to you by Penguin.
Shortlisted for Audiobook of the Year at the British Book Awards 2020.
Winner of Best Audiobook (Fiction) at the New York Festival Radio Awards 2020.
READ BY ELISABETH MOSS, STAR OF THE HIT CHANNEL 4 TV SERIES
The Republic of Gilead offers Offred only one function: to breed. If she deviates, she will, like dissenters, be hanged at the wall or sent out to die slowly of radiation sickness. But even a repressive state cannot obliterate desire - neither Offred's nor that of the two men on which her future hangs.
Brilliantly conceived and executed, this powerful evocation of twenty-first century America gives full rein to Margaret Atwood's devastating irony, wit and astute perception.
'Moss embodies the lead character, Offred, perfectly and reads with grace and at an ideal pace.' Daily Mail
Perhaps we could include The Times review of The Handmaid's too: 'This beautifully produced audiobook version of Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel The Handmaid’s Tale will whet appetites for its long-awaited sequel, The Testaments, released in September [...] The several narrators match the powerful heft of Atwood’s elegant, economical prose.' The Times
(c) 1985, Margaret Atwood (P) 2019 Penguin Audio
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Whether you’re obsessed with the hit TV series or tapping into Margaret Atwood’s unsettling dystopia for the first time, this award-winning audiobook is a vital listen. Elisabeth Moss, narrator and star of the acclaimed TV adaptation, lends an extra sense of realism to Atwood’s chilling classic about a terrifying, plausible future in which American religious extremists rule a totalitarian government that relegates women to serving powerful men. The simple fact that Moss' voice is so familiar made this provocative and incendiary story that much more affecting.
Customer Reviews
Worth a listen
Fascinating insight into a utopian totalitarian society.
Well crafted and engaging
Don’t expect a traditional science fiction book with overly detailed world-building and plot resolution. I don’t think that’s its ultimate purpose. If you keep that in mind, you won’t be disappointed.
Secondly, the author poses questions that she does not explicitly answer, which is a strength and lends itself to discussion.
Finally, while the ending may not be to all tastes, I found it effective. It added a lot of depth and complexity to the themes developed throughout the narrative. It’s a risk that I thought worked well, but you will have to read it to make up your mind.
The Handmaidens Tale
Hated the ending. It just stops mid story.