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2. Right out of "The Handmaid's Tale". The Republic of Gilead is their dream come true. When Margaret Atwood was

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Wed Dec 10, 2025, 02:54 AM

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Interviewed recently, she recalled that when she first developed the concept for the book she thought the plot was kind of bonkers but continued because she had never believed the premise of “It can’t happen here.” She further remarked that minus the handmaid outfits, too much of her dystopian novel is alarmingly close.

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