The Handmaid's Tale

I'll admit, I saw a television program about this book and wanted to read to know what it was about. Here's my honest opinion. It was like a trashy romance, only set in a fictional (?) time when men take over the world. HA HA HA HA It's like a funny cartoon, only supposed to be serious. Sex is only for making babies, and the handmaid is cuddled with the wife, while the husband performs his duty. Oh, come on. Men ruling the world would not make sex a duty. Of course, this book was written by a woman. Also, this is supposed to be set in the future, but woman have been fighting for years to be more powerful. Do you think this could ever happen in the future. NOPE. There were a couple things in the way the story was written that made me give it two stars, but I won't recommend this book to anyone.