People who read books get laid

06/15/2010

Alright everyone, PWRBGL is going on hiatus for the summer. Too much going on and have to enjoy the warm outdoor weather while we can. We'll resume in fall. Have a great summer!

05/11/2010

Awright people. Our meeting is tomorrow. Check the address! Check the time! Bring a libation or snack! We are going to talk some dystopian feminism! It. Will. Rock.

05/05/2010

Has anyone seen the movie version? Thoughts?

04/26/2010

How is the book coming? Anyone have a favorite quote they want to post?

04/12/2010

"The Handmaid's Tale is on the ALA's list of 100 most banned books. It was short listed for the Booker Prize in 1986, won the Governor General's Award in Canada in 1985, and made the Orange Prize list of 50 Essential Reads. Brilliant, chilling, suspenseful, and masterly written - this novel is a modern classic."

04/09/2010

Oh, and hey! This book has been banned a bunch so you should feel subversive while reading it. If you are into that kind of thing...

04/09/2010

The Handmaid's Tale "In a startling departure from her previous novels ( Lady Oracle ,
Surfacing ), respected Canadian poet and novelist Atwood presents here a
fable of the near future. In the Republic of Gilead, formerly the
United States, far-right Schlafly/Falwell-type ideals have been carried
to extremes in the monotheocratic government. The resulting society is a
feminist's nightmare: women are strictly controlled, unable to have
jobs or money and assigned to various classes: the chaste, childless
Wives; the housekeeping Marthas; and the reproductive Handmaids, who
turn their offspring over to the "morally fit" Wives. The tale is told
by Offred (read: "of Fred"), a Handmaid who recalls the past and tells
how the chilling society came to be. This powerful, memorable novel is
highly recommended for most libraries."
http://www.amazon.com/Handmaids-Tale-Margaret-Atwood/dp/038549081X/ref=pd_cp_b_0

Amazon.com: The Handmaid's Tale (9780385490818): Margaret Atwood: Books

04/09/2010

All right crazy book-reading people! The meeting last night was AWESOME! Full of great discussion and insights and wine and chips and goodness. If you missed it, you should come to the next one! We will be reading The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.

04/08/2010

oh. 2233 W superior #1

04/08/2010

tonight's the night! 7:30. be there or be square. hopefully you finished the book, but if not, never worry, come anyway. see everyone tonight! yay!

04/06/2010

countdown: 2 days left! See everyone Thursday night.

04/02/2010

Less than a week away-- read, read, read. . . . show up, drink, meet people and have fun (oh, and talk about the book).