The dystopian genre is a well traveled one, but despite it being somewhat overused and often predictable it can still produce real gems. Take The Handmaid's Tale, a book that some would probably argue has become relevant all over again of late:

Set in a future where disease and radiation have reduced fertility to a minimum, and a fascist military theocracy has taken over America (or at least part of it). Brutal in its critique of evangelist Christianity and their view on women, Handmaid’s Tale is a harrowing read at the best of times. In it, women have essentially been reduced to chattels, and the few fertile ones assigned to high-ranking military men in order to give them children.

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