By Lola Ulvog
This book can be compared to George Orwell’s 1984 as it is a story of a twisted and controlled future. In this story, women have lost all rights, the Congress and President have been assassinated, and people are ruled by fear. The United States is no longer. It is now the Republic of Gilead. There has been a steep decline in birthrates, so all women with viable ovaries have been placed in the homes of the Commanders. These women are called handmaids. This book is the story of Offred, which is the name she has been given by this new society. She struggles with the new order and the loss of her husband and child. This book is difficult to put down. It is interesting to see how controlled a society can become. It is also frightening. I give this book a thumbs up.