tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169353030330227923.post1135263447213882425..comments2024-03-28T06:41:57.729-07:00Comments on Mystica: Review - The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodMysticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169353030330227923.post-7427464710857842622010-10-19T04:37:14.247-07:002010-10-19T04:37:14.247-07:00Great review! I definitely agree that it's bo...Great review! I definitely agree that it's both probable and improbable at the same time...and completely disturbing!Annahttp://diaryofaneccentric.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169353030330227923.post-28409905386399844542010-10-12T07:12:20.967-07:002010-10-12T07:12:20.967-07:00I see Molly at the Bumbles is having a chat about ...I see Molly at the Bumbles is having a chat about this book. Maybe I'd better look into it.kayerjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08479123027080062607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169353030330227923.post-41089304447817427522010-10-07T07:11:32.110-07:002010-10-07T07:11:32.110-07:00Wow, this sounds great, and so not what I was expe...Wow, this sounds great, and so not what I was expecting based on the title and the cover. Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts, and thanks for visiting my Mailbox on Monday!Jenny Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12912015732671970679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169353030330227923.post-3470910333422647512010-10-01T16:08:28.759-07:002010-10-01T16:08:28.759-07:00Great review. Please e-mail me at cherylbaryl@hot...Great review. Please e-mail me at cherylbaryl@hotmail.com with your address and I will send "Think of a Number" to you since you were the first to respond. Thanks.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02906154987526522696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169353030330227923.post-54946063853714030802010-09-30T09:13:33.842-07:002010-09-30T09:13:33.842-07:00I read this one this year too. I also thought it ...I read this one this year too. I also thought it was good, although I really differ with the general opinion about the meaning of it all. (my post is here http://blacksheepbooks.blogspot.com/2010/02/handmaids-tale-by-margaret-atwood.html if you're interested). It is a book I think people should read whatever view they take in the end. It's very thought provoking, regardless of how you look at it.TheBlackSheephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13384038059799833795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169353030330227923.post-20721739674502822422010-09-30T06:33:45.780-07:002010-09-30T06:33:45.780-07:00Thanks to all for the positive comments! This was ...Thanks to all for the positive comments! This was a review that had me floored as it was not a "nice light read". It was a tough book to go through but am I glad I did.Mysticahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10941269615559681014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169353030330227923.post-40288493537568320612010-09-30T04:17:42.672-07:002010-09-30T04:17:42.672-07:00Thank you for entering my giveaway, I threw your n...Thank you for entering my giveaway, I threw your notes in the big bowl, fingers crossed for YOU!<br />Have a happy THursday xxx~*~ saskia ~*~https://www.blogger.com/profile/13118924143848205179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169353030330227923.post-33127139744616121692010-09-30T03:47:51.529-07:002010-09-30T03:47:51.529-07:00I liked this one when I read it in January. Great ...I liked this one when I read it in January. Great review!!!(Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169353030330227923.post-57398114787789804052010-09-28T10:24:19.473-07:002010-09-28T10:24:19.473-07:00I read this as a student and it really shocked me ...I read this as a student and it really shocked me because it was so believable. As I was never brought up to think my only purpose was to be a mother, it really frightened me. I'd also read Orwell's 1984 and Huxley's Brave New World which both showed what society can descend into under an oppressive regime and the withholding of free will. I would be interested to hear your views on them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169353030330227923.post-5992603897201005452010-09-28T04:01:19.800-07:002010-09-28T04:01:19.800-07:00I need to read this again. I read when I was a te...I need to read this again. I read when I was a teenager. The one thing I don't like, that makes the book impossible to accept as believable is that (athiest) Atwood has chosen fundamentalist Christians as the bad guys here. Politically this type of Christian is usually right-wing which, today, means they want the end of big government telling people what to do with the minutia of life and support less government involvement in people's lives. They would never form a dictatorship.Nikki in Niagarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13348586723780500367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169353030330227923.post-75717838631495235702010-09-27T19:56:23.846-07:002010-09-27T19:56:23.846-07:00Hi Mystica. Your review makes this book sound int...Hi Mystica. Your review makes this book sound intriguing. I will have to add it to my wish list. Have a great week.Martha Eskuchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14403539348594584733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169353030330227923.post-23204561751239612842010-09-27T12:06:30.096-07:002010-09-27T12:06:30.096-07:00It was already on my list to read but your review ...It was already on my list to read but your review makes me want to move it up into my queue sooner, rather than later.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01739982274914536036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169353030330227923.post-4244344006885741932010-09-27T09:48:31.886-07:002010-09-27T09:48:31.886-07:00Great review! I'd also like to read this, havi...Great review! I'd also like to read this, having read so much about it, including your review now. With so many book choices, it can be hard to zero in on any particular book in a staggering TBR pile. :)Sukohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11893742747135555499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169353030330227923.post-85380497290871719542010-09-27T05:47:58.705-07:002010-09-27T05:47:58.705-07:00I was looking forward to your review of this, seei...I was looking forward to your review of this, seeing as I have read and re-read this particular book many times!<br /><br />And remember, the best science fiction is thinly veiled social comment.<br /><br />Mandi.She Means Well...https://www.blogger.com/profile/11606884423689767178noreply@blogger.com