But look at how long we refused to get involved in WW2…America spent far too long claiming that it was some domestic drama before getting attacked and deciding to it was time to jump on.

I tortured myself by watching all three while my partner was at work…and then they came home and wanted to watch them. Even having the book memorized made the first three rough enough but doing it again with somebody that never read the books…ugh. So much wine.

Telling the most tragic story in Gilead wasn't the point of the book though. The narration frequently touches on Gilead's rise to power was slow because people were ignoring the bad things that happen to "those kinds of people". Atwood is putting white feminism on blast. It's not difficult now to draw the comparison…