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what do u tink abt this book fgts

>> No.4822657

>>4822655
was forced to read it. thats probably why i dont like it

>> No.4822665

Some of Atwood's phrases are ridiculous and break immersion, like the fart in a church line. Other than that, I remember it being depressing and leagues ahead of Orwell and Huxley.

And a grounded feminist work that isn't afraid of offending the muslamics which is refreshing.

>> No.4823886

It's fucking terrible, Ayn Rand tier dystopia on TEH EVIP CHRISTIAN PATRIARCHY THAT WILL TURN MERICA INTO IRAN.

>> No.4823904

read Riddley Walker instead.

>> No.4823912

It was a convincing insight into the mindset of a woman in that situation but did very little novel otherwise.

>> No.4823916

HOW TO WRITE "IMPORTANT" LITERATURE

>pick a thing you don't like
>exaggerate until it's unrecognizable
>create a dystopia
>make it the governing ideology of said dystopia

>> No.4823925

>>4822655
Enjoyed it, if one can enjoy it.

>> No.4823929

>>4823916
>The only books I've ever read are Brave New World and 1984

>> No.4823935

>>4822665
>yfw the four most populous muslim nations have all had elected female heads of state while the US has never even had a female as high as vice president

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_political_leaders_in_Islam_and_in_Muslim-majority_countries

>> No.4823941

>>4823929
is this meant to make a point

>> No.4824046

>>4823935
that's really more a case of nepotism and political dynasties being more powerful than patriarchy, than actual gender equality.

>> No.4824260

>>4824046
>democratically elected
>nepotism

yeah ok

>> No.4824286

>>4824260
>nepotism and democracy don't intersect at all
yeah sure

>> No.4824319

>>4822655
I don't think much of it because I haven't read it. I have a signed copy from when I met her though.

>> No.4824373

>>4824260
Kek. Right, Benazir Bhutto became PM solely because of her own achievements and not because her daddy was PM before.

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4824395

>>4822655
I hated it. At the time, I thought the plot and them were just feminist man-bashing. However, as 'murica goes more wingnut and Roger Ailes tried to get it put in one of the cute anchor's contracts she had to be sexually available to him...I think I was wrong.

>> No.4824491

I was really disappointed. I was expecting to like Atwood after hearing so many good things about her. I found it pretty awful

>> No.4824505

Haven't read it. I did read The Blind Assassin however and found it to be one of the most boring books I've ever read.

>> No.4824536

>>4824286
>>4824373
I get what you guys are saying, but I don't think you're clear on what the definition of nepotism is.

Either way yeah, people born in rich political families tend to have the ability to become rich politicians themselves. This is no different than the situation in the United States. The difference is that in these Muslim countries you see females get elected to the highest political positions in their nation while in the US you see no such thing.

Hell, there's never even been a major female candidate for presidency in the US. The closest we've had is Hillary Clinton and she couldn't even manage to get a nomination from her party to run.