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        The Handmaid's Tale


        setting

        Republic of Gilead

        time

        Future

        language

        English

        region

        North America

        year published

        1985

        page count

        324

        difficulty

        Difficult

        main characters

        Offred, The Commander, Serena Joy

        Rip's impressions

        Reserved for Guest Editor

        first line

        We slept in what had once been the gymnasium. The floor was of varnished wood, with stripes and circles painted on it, for the games that were formerly played there; the hoops for the basketball net were still in place, though the nets were gone.

        last lines

        (spoiler alert)