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Science Fiction titles from Banned Books Week Spotlight List: The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood
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cross-posted from: https://literature.cafe/post/2164461
I have been keeping an eye on this series over in !BannedBooks@literature.cafe and was intending to link the discussions for SF titles that I saw. The Handmaid's Tale is definitely an SF title that has seen it's share of fans and detractors. It has been banned or attempted to be banned in many jurisdictions including Western ones.
What is the communities thoughts on this book, does it unfairly extend Christian philosophy into questionable territory or does it not go far enough? Is it pornography, and if so, why? Let's hear your thoughts.
Bonus video: Margaret Atwood using a flamethrower on the unburnable edition of the book.
Slightly off topic maybe, but it dawned on me that what happens in this tale is not so different from what happens in Iran...and that made it even more terrifying, together with what is happening in the US with all those creepy right-wingers taking away women's rights bit by bit