The Handmaid's Tale
By Margaret Atwood
Completed May 4, 2008

It's been almost a week since I completed The Handmaid's Tale, and I am woefully behind in writing my review. To be honest, I am not feeling well and tired from helping my father recover from his shoulder surgery - things that will all pass. However, this wonderful book would have left me at a loss for words even if I was at 100 percent.

So, I will keep my review very short but hopefully poignant to those of you who have read this book or plan to read it. The Handmaid's Tale is worth every minute.  And if you're like me, it won't take many minutes to complete this book because it will suck you in. I devoured it like a piece of chocolate cake. It was complex, frightening, suspenseful and intelligent. For sure, it is among my favorite novels of all time.

Perhaps when my personal life straightens out,  I will come back to this post and write a review worthy of The Handmaid's Tale. But for now, I shall simply say: run, don't walk, to get this book. ( )