I had the unfortunate duty to read “The Handmaid’s Tale” a few years ago. It is truly awful. Not just in subject matter and theme; the writing is terrible. I hold it up as the worst book I have ever finished.
Read that and saw the movie. It’s not the worst I’ve ever read. I’d say this. It’ took the fears that they have on Protestant Christians and exploded them times ten. Although I have meet some Protestant Christians who would like to run things pretty close to what that book was like. IE no other freedom of religion but theirs.