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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I recently re-read the novel and I must say I am very impressed by the degree to which the tv show producers are faithful to Atwood's conception of Gilead while fleshing out the characters in a far more satisfying way. The character of Serena Joy is infinitely more interesting and dimensional in the tv show, really all the characters are. So many interesting details developed in the show that were not in the book, for example the handmaid's real name is never revealed.

One detail responding to a query earlier on this thread--handmaids who successfully gave birth to a live baby (not a 'shredder') were spared being sent to the Colonies. This was stated during the account of Janine's childbirth experience, but it was not stated what position they would hold instead. Hard to imagine them fitting into any of Gilead's categories of women but that's in the novel fwiw.[/quote]

The Handmaid’s names are in the book. They whispered them to each other at night in the red center. Much the same way they whispered them to each other in the market this season.[/quote]

Yes, though I don't think the protagonist was ever identified as June.[/quote]

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