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Science Fiction

bemildred

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1. Ms Atwood is always worth a look.

Reply to cilla4progress (Original post)

Wed Oct 10, 2012, 02:13 PM

Oct 2012

I liked "Oryx & Crake" a lot too.

And she also includes, in an appendix, her letter to a school district board in San Antonio after it banned her novel "The Handmaid's Tale" (a decision since reversed) for its strong sexual content. "I would like to thank those who have dedicated themselves so energetically to the banning of my novel," she begins. "It's encouraging to know that the written word is still taken so seriously."

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Just finished The Handmaid's Tale [View all] cilla4progress Oct 2012 OP

Ms Atwood is always worth a look. bemildred Oct 2012 #1

I'll check it out! cilla4progress Oct 2012 #2

Lucky you to be reading it for the first time. SheilaT Oct 2012 #3

Yup! cilla4progress Oct 2012 #4

Best book for this crazy era of the Tea Party. If they would read, it might open their eyes. The Wielding Truth Oct 2012 #5

You might even say it was prescient. nt bemildred Oct 2012 #6

The Joad Cycle: An Anticapitalist Love Story Berne Thau Oct 2012 #7