The Scary Thing Is, This Is Not Hyperbole...

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1. An explanation of the comparison (ie what is the Republic of Gilead?) would help here?-n/t

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2. The Hand Maids Tale

The Handmaid's Tale is a dystopian novel[2] by Canadian author Margaret Atwood,[3][4] originally published in 1985. It is set in a near-future New England, in a totalitarian state resembling a theonomy, which has overthrown the United States government.[5] The novel focuses on the journey of the handmaid Offred. Her name derives from the possessive form "of Fred"; handmaids are forbidden to use their birth names and must echo the male, or master, who they serve.

The Handmaid's Tale explores themes of women in subjugation in a patriarchal society and the various means by which these women attempt to gain individualism and independence. The novel's title echoes the component parts of Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, which is a series of connected stories ("The Merchant's Tale", "The Parson's Tale", etc.).[6]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Handmaid%27s_Tale

Excellent book - and has recently been made into A TV series

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3. Thanks