I've finally been able to put my thoughts into words for this book! 
 The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood is one of those books that you can not simply come to a decision of liking or disliking by simply just reading it. 
 This is one of those books that I'm glad I read in an LA classroom where I was forced to analyze it. Had I read this on my own I may have missed the deeper implications of the text. 
 Simply reading the words on the pages will give you nothing from this book. It will simply feel like a poorly told story of a young women being oppresed. 
 But if you delve deeper into this story you will discover the true meaning behind the book. You will understand Atwood's play with words, sentence structure, and diction to reinforce the detrimental effects of a patriarchal society. 
 And you will be faced with the horror that as far fetched and crazy Gilead sounds it may actually not be too different from society today, and in fact american society may very well be heading towards this horrendous world.