Fervent Reader

I’ve been feeling a bit guilty about my dogs recently. I haven’t had as much time to play with them as usual, so they’ve been a bit neglected. No, no, don’t sic PETA on me. They still get basic care like food, fresh water, and three long walks a day, and are in perfect health. [...]

Plot summary (with spoilers): Offred is a handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. Bit by bit, as Offred tells her story, the reader gets a better idea of what her world and her position in it are like, and how things came to be that way. For example, the Republic of Gilead is really the [...]