"I have given myself over into the hands of strangers, because it can’t be helped." The Handmaid's Tale is the first book I ever read from author Margaret Atwood. Although published in 1985, the critique and analysis of the book is still relevant to our current society with concepts such as feminism and masculinity all around the media. I discovered this book after watching the eponymous series, and it was luck by chance. This book has installed Mrs. Atwood as one of my favorite authors of all time with her sharp wit and raw prose. PLOT The novel begins when Offred, a servant/slave/concubine, arrives at the Waterfred's household. She had been instructed at a training center and is able to behave as expected to the wife and husband she will be serving: Walter and Serena. Offred narrates her life as she recounts the stories of her past life before her country became what is now known as Gilead, a country dominated by religion and the oppression of fertile wom
Marvin O. Menjívar, nacido en 1993 en El Salvador. Soy amante de los idiomas y las artes, en especial la literatura. Escribo literatura contemporánea de ficción; misterio y suspenso son mi predilección, siempre con un toque de drama y con personajes ambivalentes que demuestran la complejidad de la naturaleza humana a través de diferentes matices. Mis novelas suelen tener como tema principal la venganza, el arrepentimiento, el rencor, la soledad y como contraparte la redención y la resignación.