Wow...this book was written in 1995 but reads like it was written today. Butler was prescient - she says that the problems start to multiply with the election of 2016 - problems of global warming , income inequality, refugee crises and hate crimes. They metastasize with the election of the Christian America preacher Jarrett whose campaign slogan is Make America Great ! This is a dark, dystopian tale that explores our reactions to chaos, demagoguery, indoctrination, and freedom and how we think about mothers, women and community.