Comments on: Banned Books Week Spotlight – The Handmaid’s Tale

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:03:24 +0000

The Handmaid's Tale is such an awesome book. My other favorite dystopian is The Giver, by Lois Lowry, which has also shown up on the list of banned books. .-= Stephanie´s last blog ..The Sunday Salon =-.

By: Heather

Heather — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:35:05 +0000

This is one of my favorite books and by FAR my favorite dystopian novel I have ever read. I’m so glad you enjoyed it!

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Banned Books Week is Over! The Past Week in Review — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:02:45 +0000

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By: In Praise of Banned Books, day 8: Fahrenheit 451 « The Book Lady’s Blog

Sat, 04 Oct 2008 15:21:17 +0000

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By: Icedream

Icedream — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 14:01:35 +0000

I love Atwood’s writing and this is one of my favorite books. Although the sexual content was a strange and a bit graphic, it was the basis of the plot. Sex=children. I definately feel that if it is necessary to the plot it needs to be added.

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Banned Books Week Roundup « Books Worth Reading — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:41:50 +0000

[...] Devourer of Books takes on another of my favorite books, The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood. [...]

By: Traci

Traci — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:35:01 +0000

I don’t particularly enjoy reading books that are filled with graphic sexual content. I especially find sexual content that’s violent in nature to be so disturbing as to keep me from finishing certain books. For example – I had a difficult time finishing The Prince of Tides because of the rape scene (I did eventually finish it). I’m still not particularly glad I finished it, and it’s been nearly 20 years ago (ack! I’ve gotten old!). That said, I don’t think it should have been omitted. I think it was pertinent to the story. I just have a limited tolerance for certain imagery. Things like that tend to stay with me far longer than I think is normal. I certainly don’t think that because a story or part of a story bothers me in some way that it should be removed from shelves lest someone else be disturbed by it.

By: Devourer of Books » Blog Archive » Banned Books Week Spotlight - Native Son

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:00:52 +0000

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By: Kristen DeDeyn Kirk

Kristen DeDeyn Kirk — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:39:58 +0000

I wonder if anyone has ever studied how many books have been banned because they include sex and how many have been banned because they include violence. I’m guessing the sex ones will be higher. Readers need to ask themselves how the sex advances the story and what the author’s inclusion of it says about society. There’s no reason to object if it makes you think and learn.

kristen @ http://www.thefamilythatreadstogether.blogspot.com

By: Michele

Michele — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 05:16:54 +0000

Okay, you just had to make me use a dictionary today, didn’t you (dystopian)? Ha. But to answer your question (now that I can), I have a hard time reading them, which is strange considering that I’m normally a pretty pessimistic person. I did read “The Road” but didn’t much care for it. I’d like to try “The Handmaid’s Tale,” though, because I’ve enjoyed other Atwood novels.