The Handmaid's Tale: The iconic Sunday Times bestseller that inspired the hit TV series

A well-paced novel with excellently formed characters, this dystopian piece was an addictive read. Heavy description and imagery I felt to be too much at times, but I realise it compliments the way the main character views the world, so in a small way we feel with her and see through her own eyes.

My goodness, what a tale. Hard work to read due to its dark content that seems not far off from what our future might look like. Very well written though, in a haunting style that shows the state of mind of someone from whom everything has been taken, who has hardly any hope left and whose mind has been and is being manipulated through various means. Not a brave heroin. Maybe an ordinary person, like most of us. My first Atwoord read. Now i will read the Testaments and am looking forward to it as both an ordeal and a treat.

If you want a horror story with roots in reality, there's none more subtle and scarier than this one. With frightening twists, deep truths and poetic language, this one is the book you will be thinking about for a very long time. All women should read this at least once I swear. It's an eye-opener and makes you care more about women's rights in this world (because you sure as hell don't want things to get as bad as the world in this book).