I read the Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood a long time ago, and loved it in the way you love something so horrifying you can’t stop reading.
I knew there was a TV adaptation, but I’ve never wanted to watch it, so this music is completely new to me. And I love it. I’ll be listening to ‘She’s a monster’ a lot today as I write the scene in which Hands discovers that it’s been betrayed. 🙂
If you’re still enjoying your weekend, have fun. If, like us, you’re yawning your way through Monday morning…take heart, the sun’s shining!
cheers
Meeks
Meeka's Mind 
June 3rd, 2021 at 11:44 am
I read the book too, way back when … and have absolutely no desire to watch the series. I want escapism with my ‘realistic SF’, not the sadism of reality.
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June 3rd, 2021 at 8:01 pm
Yeah, there are images from that book that have stuck with me for decades, and not in a good way. I don’t know why but that scene about hiding butter inside the shoe…as a moisturiser? -shiver-
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June 1st, 2021 at 11:50 pm
I could almost ditto your post, Andrea. I read the book decades ago and haven’t tried the television series. I just don’t want to be disappointed, though it is popular. Such intense music! A great backdrop for writing. 🙂 Enjoy!
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June 2nd, 2021 at 3:03 pm
It’s always a danger, isn’t it? Trying to think if I’ve ever seen a visual adaptation that was as good as the book. I have a feeling I did see something years ago, but I can’t remember what it was called.
-sigh-
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June 3rd, 2021 at 8:05 am
Me either. Is that a good thing? We can watch great movies as if we’ve never seen them before.
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June 3rd, 2021 at 8:04 pm
lol lol lol ! I think we can safely say that’s the one good thing about ageing. 😉
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May 31st, 2021 at 7:22 pm
The TV adaptation is one of those incredibly rare occurrences: one that’s actually improved on the novel. I think it’s coz Margaret Atwood was part of the process (she even, gets a cameo!) Same with the recent Good Omens adaptation – Neil Gaiman was the showrunner, and it’s really noticeable, with minimal loss (only the footnotes that are such a Pratchett fingerprint). You should try and watch them both. I am sure you won’t be disappointed.
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May 31st, 2021 at 8:47 pm
I might ask the Offspring if they’re on Netflix or whatever. After the mess that was made of Dune, at least three times, I’ve grown very wary of adaptations but if good authors are involved it may make the difference.
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June 2nd, 2021 at 1:07 am
episode 3 might be my favourite TV episode of all time. (this surprised me hugely!!)
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June 2nd, 2021 at 3:01 pm
I’ll definitely investigate. 😀
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May 31st, 2021 at 3:13 pm
I have not yet read this book although I have it. Abuse of and suppression of women is to real here in southern Africa for me to be able to view this story as dystopia. It is still reality in so many places and that makes it to horrifying for me to read.
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May 31st, 2021 at 8:49 pm
I understand where you’re coming from, Robbie. For me the awfulness was because women had /fallen/ to such horrible depths. And as someone who likes history, I could actually see something like this happening again. Not the exact scenario, obviously, but a loss of all we’ve gained over the last 100 years.
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June 1st, 2021 at 3:21 am
I agree with you that we could easily go backwards. There are millions of people in the world who would happily take away the rights of those women who have any. A lot of youngsters don’t appreciate the gift of these rights, especially the right to vote, and they don’t even bother to vote which really upsets me. I always vote.
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June 1st, 2021 at 8:54 am
Yes. 😦 I’ve never been a feminist per se, more of a humanist, but I’ve often been shocked by the assumption that the battle has been won and there’s no need to do any more. We are still so very far from true equality.
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