The Handmaids tale

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Anyone else planning on watching this at 9pm on channel 4?

Why watch such absolute rubbish? Nothing about it is edifying or enriching. Yes, mankind is capable of degradation. The world is full of beauty. Bleeuurgggg...

Excellent use of Blondie's Heart of Glass with the café window being blown in.

Ok then Chatelaine

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Why watch such absolute rubbish? Nothing about it is edifying or enriching. Yes, mankind is capable of degradation. The world is full of beauty. Bleeuurgggg... You've obviously missed the whole point

Did you see how easy it was to lose control of money?

Ok, Chatelaine, just pop your fingers in your ears and sing 'La, la, can't hear you'. Nobody's going to make you watch it.

How do they Aunts become Aunts?
Seemingly, they're the only women allowed to work outside the home.

And the subtext Is that Aunt Lydia is gay, right?

Sleep well!

If people have read the book, is there any reaction from countries outside the US? Or is that a spoiler?

Chatelaine okaaaaay

Yes DUP and police brutality in America very real themes tonight, bloody hard to watch. I was on the fence about whether to record the series and read the book first but following on from this thread I'll just watch it, however can anyone recommend any other books? What are Margaret Atwood's other books like?

TheSpotted I think aunts are the older women with intelligence but non rebellious and of non childbearing ages, maybe teachers... Or headmistress. With a strong moral code and evil streaks - almost like some of the Nazi women. I think they were just encouraged to join up or were asked due to their unshakeable personalities, you can't have one rebel like Offred's mother. And she got sent to the island where they'd die, I forget the name.

Not sure if aunt Lydia is gay though...

It is so well done.

I like the fleshing out of 'before', hard as it is to watch.
And why on earth did Ofglen's lover had to be hung so cruelly??

Lets I've read a book of short stories Atwood had out last year and Alias Grace which is a story based on a real life Victorian Canadian murdress, both very good.

If people have read the book, is there any reaction from countries outside the US? Or is that a spoiler?

I'll answer, though I will point out the TVers keep bashing the 'bookers' for discussing the book. In the main narrative Gilead is a closed state & there is no suggestion of contact with the outside world, save for one scene.

Pacific because she was the lover of Ofglen (her superior) and so Ofglen saw.

And why on earth did Ofglen's lover had to be hung so cruelly

That's what happens in Iran. Death by crane.

I know, I meant the mode of her punishment (where do we stand on spoilers?? )

Really, Orlantina??

That is beyond cruel and inhuman and so fucking disturbingly creative!

Also Pacific Offred was told Ofglen hung herself as she saw the van with the eyes coming for her - in the book!

Places like Saudi and Afghanistan treat women not much better than this though.
It isn't really a future dystopia, more an alternative of what is currently occurring elsewhere.

Cannot wait to reread the book. Not going to mix and match though!

I read it half my lifetime ago - the different perspective will be interesting.

Could we plan a post-series book club thread?

Orlantina I knew that happened in Iran - the daily fail reported it years ago!

Oh yes, please, I am going to read the book again once the TV series is finished