A dystopian novel that shows what the world would be like if we were governed by those who seek to limit us to our basest biological functions and control our bodies. Women who can reproduce are valuable but they cannot keep their babies and can only perform that one task at the behest of their owners. They are named for the men that own them: Offred, Ofglenn, Ofwarren. Those that dare to question are labeled unwomen and sent away.

A controversial novel that really takes the corruption of power and totalitarianism to the next level. It makes you wonder what if…

And the author herself said it best “To those who seek to stop young people from reading The Handmaid’s Tale: Good luck with that. It’ll only make them want to read it more”.