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I'm following you ♡ I just started my studyblr and I'm getting blogs to inspire me : D

Thank you that’s so nice! Here are a few blogs that inspire me as well ;

@yume-studies @jackistudies @janetstudies @einstetic @revisicn @bionctes @emmastudies @gradespiration @izzystudies @moonshinestudies @hogwartsstudiess @hufflepuffwannabe @cafedetude @procrastilate @alexistudying @narglestudies @wanderluststudyblr @lilacxstudies @demeterstudies @kstudiys @parisgellerstudies

And those are only a few :) Welcome to the community!

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alexi demeterstudies’ review of the handmaid’s tale

i first read the handmaid’s tale about two years ago in my english lit class for an assignment on dystopian novels that i actually ended up using another book for. i’m a huge fan of dystopian fiction, and i was so excited to read a book that dealt with the oppression of women. 

overall, i really enjoyed this book. the flashbacks confused me at first, but slowly i was able to put everything together. as sophie @unefilledepapier said in their review, it seemed almost as though atwood was seeing into the future. while we obviously haven’t gotten as far (and hopefully never will) as the setting of the handmaid’s tale, the way things are shaping up in the world are almost pointing that way. 

the only real issue i had with this book is the ending. i’m the type of person that needs a concrete conclusion to a story. however, in this book the ending felt abrupt and left me frustrated. i was so upset by what had happened in the book i was looking for some kind of justice, a revolution, anything. i know not everything can be a YA novel where some kids rise up and defeat their evil government overlords, i kept hoping something wild would happen. i guess as someone that feels pretty dedicated to modern revolutions and the concept of dissent it felt kind of empty without that. i would have liked to believe that some sort of uprising would happen.