סיפורה של שפחה

סיפורה של שפחה

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Jan 1, 0212 · Hebraico · eBook (237 páginas)
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#1 New York Times bestseller • Includes an introduction by Margaret Atwood.

An instant classic and eerily prescient cultural phenomenon, from “the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction” (New York Times). Now an award-winning Hulu series starring Elizabeth Moss.

Look for The Testaments, the sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, available now.

In Margaret Atwood’s dystopian future, environmental disasters and declining birthrates have led to a Second American Civil War. The result is the rise of the Republic of Gilead, a totalitarian regime that enforces rigid social roles and enslaves the few remaining fertile women. Offred is one of these, a Handmaid bound to produce children for one of Gilead’s commanders. Deprived of her husband, her child, her freedom, and even her own name, Offred clings to her memories and her will to survive. At once a scathing satire, an ominous warning, and a tour de force of narrative suspense, The Handmaid’s Tale is a modern classic.

August 29th 2026

Não gostei muito do estilo de escrita mas este livro é único.

June 20th 2026

3,5⭐Me gustó pero me dejó con muchas preguntas

June 20th 2026

Loved the book 🫶🏻 THE ENDING WOAW😲 I strongly recommend it! It's so important to understand history to not repeat it and everything in the book has already happened.. It's so crazy 😥

May 19th 2026

From the very beginning, there’s this constant sense of dread, like something is deeply wrong and there’s no way out of it. The world is stripped down to control, power, and survival, and women are reduced to nothing but vessels. No identity, no voice, no autonomy. Just existence for someone else’s purpose. It’s horrifying, and what makes it worse is how believable it feels.

The whole idea of Gilead isn’t loud or chaotic in a typical dystopian way. It’s controlled. Structured. Justified. That’s what makes it scary. The system doesn’t see itself as evil, it sees itself as necessary. And that’s where the book really hits. It shows how easily people can be conditioned, how oppression can be dressed up as order, and how quickly rights can disappear when fear and ideology take over.

Offred as a narrator adds another layer to it. She’s not some rebellious hero trying to tear the system down. She’s surviving. Remembering. Holding onto pieces of who she used to be in a world that’s actively trying to erase her. And that line between resistance and submission is so blurred it makes everything feel even heavier.

At the same time, I get why some people struggle with it. The writing can feel very deliberate, almost too aware of itself at times, and the pacing isn’t fast. It’s not a plot-driven book. It’s atmosphere, tension, and internal unraveling. If you’re expecting constant action, you’re not getting that here.

But honestly? That slowness works in its favor. It forces you to sit in the discomfort. To actually think about what’s happening instead of just consuming it and moving on.

And the scariest part is how relevant it still feels. This doesn’t read like some distant, impossible future. It reads like something that could happen if the wrong ideas are pushed far enough.

Overall, this is one of those books that I respect more than I “enjoyed,” but it’s undeniably powerful.

March 21st 2026

A book where the hype matches the story. There is a lot going on and some aspects Atwood could have expanded on (We are not told about the rest of the world for instance).

March 19th 2025

Premier livre que je lit en VO (en anglais) je pensais plus galerer que ça mais pas du tout c'est allé tout seule et j'ai dévore ce livre plutôt epais en 3 jours seulement. L'histoire est tellement prenante une fois qu'on est dedans on arrive plus à s'arrêter on se demande toujours ce qui se passera ensuite ! C'est le livre le plus dur au niveau psychologique que j'ai eu à lire de ma vie je ne l'aurais pas lu de moi même mais je suis très reconnaissante qu'il m'ait été obligé de le lire en VO pour le bac. L'histoire donne une morale très peu vue et très touchante, c'est une sujet que je n'ai jamais lu auparavant mais que j'ai pourtant trouvé très accrochant et très intéressant ! Le développement de l'histoire est incroyable ! On ne dirait pas du tout que le libre a été écrit en 1985 tellement le langage est courant et facile même en anglais. On s'intéresse à tous les personnages et leur histoires mais on reste très souvent sur notre faim..! On aimerait avoir plus d'informations ! La fin du livre ouvre sur tellement de possibilités ! C'est horrible ce qui arrive à ces femmes et de voir que ce sont toujours les femmes victimes de ce genre de choses, mais de savoir que dans chaques histoires il y aura des femmes fortes qui feront changer les choses et qu'elles montreront leur puissance malgré le sexe qu'il leur a été imposé à la naissance donne de la force et du courages à nous autres femmes..!Maintenant plus qu'à voir ce qu'il en ont fait en série ! C'est la première fois que je vais pouvoir voir une série après avoir lut de quoi elle est inspirée est c'est une sensation incroyable !! Lecture qui sort de l'ordinaire mais incroyable !

February 13th 2023
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