Elisabeth Moss as Offred and Alexis Bledel as Ofglen in the Hulu series “The Handmaid’s Tale,” based on the novel by Margaret Atwood. How do they discuss “The Handmaid’s Tale”? Pour her a merlot and give her “The Handmaid’s Tale.” That ought to get you somewhere, even if it’s somewhere you later wish you hadn’t gone. One exception was the review written by the Mary McCarthy, herself a famous novelist, who criticized “Handmaid’s Tale” for simultaneously being too unbelievable and not creative enough. [‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ is timely, essential viewing]Over the years, it’s been assigned in college literature classes, yanked out of school libraries, celebrated and denigrated and feared and loved.

Source: Washington Post April 25, 2017 11:03 UTC