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Margaret

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  • The Handmaid's Tale | [Margaret Atwood]
    The Handmaid's Tale
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    The Handmaid's Tale

    • UNABRIDGED (11 hrs)
    • By Margaret Atwood
    • Narrated By Claire Danes
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1093)
    Performance
    (960)
    Story
    (959)

    Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead, serving in the household of the enigmatic Commander and his bitter wife. She may go out once a day to markets whose signs are now pictures because women are not allowed to read. She must pray that the Commander makes her pregnant, for in a time of declining birthrates her value lies in her fertility, and failure means exile to the dangerously polluted Colonies. Offred can remember a time when she lived with her husband and daughter and had a job, before she lost even her own name....

    Melinda says: "Not So Far-Fetched -- Still Chilling"
    "Good fiction that makes you think"
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    Where does The Handmaid's Tale rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

    This is definitely in the top 20% of the books I've listened to with Audible. The story is engaging and really makes you think about the consequences of some things going on in the world today. This certainly isn't a feel good book - but it's worth the time to push yourself to think through some challenging topics.


    What did you like best about this story?

    I liked that the background of the story really wasn't explained until the end - exactly the opposite of most stories but I thought it worked well. This format really kept you guessing as to what happened in the world to lead to this terrifying society.

    Also - Claire Danes was fantastic as the narrarator. I'm not as picky as some about narration but she's one of the best that I've heard.


    Any additional comments?

    Definitley worth a credit

    2 of 2 people found this review helpful
  • Delirium | [Lauren Oliver]
    Delirium
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    Delirium

    • UNABRIDGED (11 hrs and 41 mins)
    • By Lauren Oliver
    • Narrated By Sarah Drew
    • Whispersync for Voice-ready
    Overall
    (1286)
    Performance
    (1063)
    Story
    (1057)

    "Ninety-five days, and then I'll be safe. I wonder whether the procedure will hurt. I want to get it over with. It's hard to be patient. It's hard not to be afraid while I'm still uncured, though so far the deliria hasn't touched me yet. Still, I worry. They say that in the old days, love drove people to madness. The deadliest of all deadly things: It kills you both when you have it and when you don't."

    A User says: "Wonderful"
    "One of my favorite books - a complete surprise"
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    What did you love best about Delirium?

    This was a huge surprise for me - I've listened to hundreds of audio books and picked this up on a whim because it was on sale. It ended up being one of my favorite books to date. The concept was interesting and the characters were engaging. The story is a crazy mix of Hunger Games, Romeo and Juliet, and 1984 - three books that one would never expect to be mentioned in the same review but it somehow came together.

    Overall the story has a lot of layers and you can spend hours thinking about how this books reflects on what's going on in today's world.


    Any additional comments?

    The narration was excellent. Sarah Drew could not have been a better pick.

    0 of 0 people found this review helpful

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