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The Handmaid's Tale is in the honorable tradition of Brave New World and other warnings of dystopia. It's imaginative even audacious, and conveys a chilling sense of fear and menace.. âThe Globe and Mail. The Handmaid's Tale brings out the very best in Atwood â moral vision, biting humor, and a poet's imagination..