“Nolite te bastardes carborundorum. Don't let the bastards grind you down.” “Better never means better for everyone... It always means worse, for some.” When we think of the past it's the beautiful things we pick out. We want to believe it was all like that.” “A rat in a maze is free to go anywhere, as long as it stays inside the maze.” Hi, friends! Long time, no see. My apologies, this book has taken me forever to get through because I read it at the same time I read three other books, so my attention was pretty divided. But yay! We’re finally here. Welcome to The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood. I did watch the show - and loved it - but I am barely going to talk about the show. Afterall, the show isn’t banned, the book is. Only one section of this post will discuss the show, so scroll to the bottom if you’re interested. Also, there are no spoilers from the show in section 6, so there’s no concern there! Here are the points I want to discuss, if you would like to break...
Olivia's Banned Books Library (Olivia's BBL)
Welcome to Olivia's BBL ;) Here is where I read, analyze, and review books that are frequently banned by schools and public libraries in the United States.