The Handmaid's Tale - Podcast Rankings and reviews

I love the Hulu series, but I fell in love with the novel many years before. This follows the book very closely and brought back that fascinated, uncanny, frightened feelings that I get every time I’ve read it. The voice acting is superb and I had to check the credits to make sure Ann Dowd wasn’t smuggled in to voice Aunt Lydia. The Commander’s voice was eerily similar to what he sounded like in my mind, as was Offred’s.

I like the way this podcast flows & really feels like I’m reading since I can use my own creative imagination to interpret what things might look like in this terrifying other world. I am an avid lover of horror & thriller. Even with all of the excellent fear inducing books I’ve read & movies I’ve seen- this IS truly horrifying. Some of what I hear & visualize takes my breath away & gives me the heebie geebies & then I’m overcome by gratitude that this is fiction. But sometimes humans vs. humans can be worse than any monster, demon, ghost, etc. I am so relieved that THIS IS ALL FICTION. This story is a real eye opener. It humbles me & causes me to appreciate the little things that I take for granted & sometimes even complain about, such as right now...driving to my job in my car as a single woman in the US with her beloved independence.
That’s some good writing!

I binged this on Wondery+ when they released it there last year and it was amazing. Really great storytelling and sound quality.

I’m not usually one for scripted drama type podcasts but this one really kept me listening and paying attention.