The Handmaid's Tale

I recently saw an article in the Tribune about Margaret Atwood visiting Chicago to do a talk. I never read her, but the name stuck in my mind when I was in the library last week. I picked up The Handmaid's Tale, and I couldn't put it down until I was finished.
Major Themes:

• Fall of government
• Female empowerment (ha!)
• Theocracy
• Christian Fundamentalism
• Loss/Solitude/Desperation