Handmaid's Tale on Hulu

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I debated with myself about whether to put this up here or in the Women's section. Anyone else excited about this being a thing on Hulu? I haven't managed to sit down and watch it yet, but I plan to during my weekend.

Would this be better in the Women's section?

I'm watching it! I never read the book, which I'm considering doing.

I loved the book. Of course I would, since I have a really special spot in my heart for dystopian future stuff. You should definitely read it.

I also like dystopian stories. Currently, I'm reading "We", did you ever read this?
Also, did you watched 3% (from netflix)?, it's from my country (brazil).

Nope to both of those. Never even heard of them.

A friend of mine read Just Like Beauty by Lisa Lerner (another dystopian future work from a definite feminist standpoint) for some sort of Women's Studies class. I borrowed the book when she was done reading it. It was good, though kind of...extreme at points. This is a book that sticks with you and makes you think. The same way Handmaid's Tale does. Both are worth reading if you're into that sort of thing.

I just watched the season finale... wow.

It was so well done. The whole thing was just so well done. I'm so glad there's going to be more.

I saw the movie from years ago, which I very much enjoyed. I have no idea how loyal it was to the book, or how it compares to the new series.

I didn't even realize there was a movie until you mentioned it. I was only 8 when it came out, so that makes sense. But I don't remember the movie ever coming up when we read it in school. It only has three stars on IMDB, and there's a lot of ways to go wrong with this stuff, so I'm a little wary of watching the movie now. The book was worth reading, and the TV series exceeds expectations.