I've been talking about Ms. Atwood's novel constantly ever since the wingnuts started trying to turn America into The Republic of Gilead. When she wrote this book in the 80s and when I first read it, it seemed fantastical. Impossible. But looking at the suffocating, restrictive laws passing all over America, witnessing this war on women...I can no longer say that The Handmaid's Tale is improbable beyond possibility.

the movie is great. pretty faithful to the book.

martin spins one hell of a yarn.

It is in hardcover now and will be soft in the spring.

The HBO series is going to be so far behind... darn.

After the 1st season on HBO i immediately went out and read all the other ones, then waited until ADWD came out and read it too.

My wife, who hasnt and hates spoilers, is like "dont tell me who dies!!!"

and I am asking him stuff and woah, lots of big surprises just like in the first of the series. It helps him keep all the facts/storyline fresher in his head retelling it to me (the bigger events) and I don't think of it as a spoiler so it works fine.