The writing of The Handmaid’s Tale is undistinguished in a double sense, ordinary if not glaringly so, but also indistinguishable from what one supposes would be Margaret Atwood’s normal way of expressing herself in the circumstances.
And nothing like the linguistic tour de force of A Clockwork Orange – the brutal melting-down of current English and Slavic words that in itself tells the story of the dread new breed.
In fact, The New York Times once said of the book, “But the most conspicuous lack, in comparison with the classics of the fearsome-future genre, is the inability to imagine a language to match the changed face of common life.
More recently becoming a successful TV series on Hulu, this novel wasn’t universally loved in its time either. And for crying out loud, this is the best selling series of all time. Though there are infinitely more good reviews than bad, there are still roughly 410 one star reviews for this book on Amazon. That didn’t stop it, however, from launching its own successful movie franchise, topping the best-selling charts, inspiring spin-offs and remaining a beloved YA book to this day.Īnother book that also became a very successful movie, this book currently has roughly 220 one-star reviews on Amazon.Ĭurrently holding a staggering 1,160 one-star reviews on Amazon, this series was not only another best seller but another YA series that caught fire in the movie scene as well. In fact, it has roughly 970 one-star reviews on Amazon currently. That’s right, one of the top-selling books of all time had its fair share of bad reviews. That didn’t stop it’s sales though and the show is still going strong to this day. In fact, it has roughly 740 one-star reviews on Amazon. You can hardly go anywhere without hearing the phrase Winter is Coming, but the most recent installment of the series, Dance of Dragons, wasn’t universally loved.
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