THE HANDMAID'S TALE (Margaret Atwood) - May 9/17

I mean, it's fine. I guess? Atwood knows she's a good writer, so she delivers far too many instances of overly flowery writing. The point is made and one just wants to read a good story. But parts of this are engaging, though the whole thing seems entirely implausible. Maybe more background would've helped that point? And what's with the super anticlimactic finish involving a future historian discussing the Gileadean period? So weird. **1/2 out of ****