Forms of freedom, cliffhangers, Team Edward, telomeres, intimacy, the relationship between power and empathy, banshees, and historical notes. The Book Interrupted women finish their discussion on The Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood and then share their final book reports.
Atwood’s dystopian novel has been banned for being sexually explicit, violently graphic, and morally corrupt.
Discussion Points:
- First edition book covers
- The freedom to choose and the freedom from choice
- Cliffhangers in books and tv shows
- How time and perspective can change your memory of a story
- Twilight, vampire love and banshees
- Telomeres and chromosomes
- Is intimacy an intrinsic need?
- Does power make you less empathetic?
- What makes a person?
- Is passion a choice?
- The Testaments and suggestions for a third novel
- Historical notes are part of the novel
- Final book reports
Mentioned on this episode of Book Interrupted:
Book Interrupted YouTube Channel
Book Interrupted Facebook Book Club Group
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
02/02/23 • 59 min
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