O Conto da Aia

Paperback, 368 pages

Portuguese language

Published Jan. 24, 2017 by Rocco.

ISBN:
978-85-325-2066-1
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4 stars (5 reviews)

Escrito em 1985, o romance distópico O conto da aia, da canadense Margaret Atwood, tornou-se um dos livros mais comentados em todo o mundo nos últimos meses, voltando a ocupar posição de destaque nas listas do mais vendidos em diversos países. Além de ter inspirado a série homônima (The Handmaid’s Tale, no original) produzida pelo canal de streaming Hulu, o a ficção futurista de Atwood, ambientada num Estado teocrático e totalitário em que as mulheres são vítimas preferenciais de opressão, tornando-se propriedade do governo, e o fundamentalismo se fortalece como força política, ganhou status de oráculo dos EUA da era Trump. Em meio a todo este burburinho, O conto da aia volta às prateleiras com nova capa, assinada pelo artista Laurindo Feliciano.

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Meh

2 stars

I read the Handmaid's Tale yesterday, finally. I'm disappointed. I did not like the writing style at all, there was no real story, just descriptions. And then it just ended. No conclusion or anything.

My best guess it's because the TV show was so intense and well made (at least the earlier seasons), and the book was... Not? Episodes would stay with me for days, but I'm struggling to recall the book.

Maybe the book is supposed to be unsatisfying to go with the theme. Nothing much happened after Gilead was created, every day just kinda goes by. Sure there was some torture and death, but... Eh.

Maybe I was expecting too much after all the praise it got. It's my first Atwood book, and way way outside of my usual genre (fantasy, scifi, horror).

reviewed Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)

a classic

5 stars

I read this classic just two years ago. It felt more relevant to the present than it may have been when it was written. This book is a revolutionary milestone in speculative fiction and probably feminist literature as well, but I found equally interesting that the text is based on progressive loss of innocence. The final chapter is incredible and left me very satisfied.

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