Book Club: The Handmaid's Tale (at Hooters)

Now a Hulu series, The Handmaid's Tale is an instant classic and eerily prescient cultural phenomenon, from "the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction." Because we love irony, we are meeting at Hooters (Hillborough Ave location). I hear the ... wings... are decent.

We will be reserving a table so PLEASE UPDATE YOUR RSVPs at least two hours before the event! NO NO-SHOWS!

Summary: Set in the near future, what was once the United States is now called the Republic of Gilead, a theocracy that has reacted to social unrest and a sharply declining birthrate by reverting to, and going beyond, the repressive intolerance of the original Puritans. The regime takes the Book of Genesis absolutely at its word, with bizarre consequences for the women and men in its population. The story is told through the eyes of Offred, one of the unfortunate Handmaids under the new social order.

A note: This book is not for the faint of heart and contains mature themes, including sexual assault and violence.

Where to get it: You can borrow the text version and the audiobook with a library card through Libby and Hoopla. You can listen to Elizabeth Moss narrate it on YouTube here, or find the Kindle file here.