The Handmaid's Tale plays on the idea of a fictional dystopian society where unmarried or convicted women are designated to conceive the children of fruitless couples. In the Republic of Gilead, where the story is set, Offred becomes the handmaid of 'the Commander' and his wife. Soon, we find out that all her actions are watched and ergo restricted, much like that of Big Brother from George Orwell's 1984. The idea of a society where the population reduction due to the lack of reproduction reached levels fatal to the survival of the human race is an ongoing event evident in aging societies. Thus, as I read this book, thanks to the rich and realistic descriptions of Margaret Atwood, I got an eerie sensation that the events that were carried out in the book might be the future of our society. I personally enjoy books set in a realistic dystopian society and would recommend this book to people who think the same.