The reaction to 'The Handmaid's Tale' shows people need to read more

One of the more interesting, under-discussed aspects of the buzzworthy columns surrounding Hulu’s adaption of “The Handmaid’s Tale” is not the controversy over whether the dystopian, misogynist themes mirror our current culture (they don’t), but that everyone is reacting like, “Oh my word, this story! On Hulu! Can you even!”

Actually, this story has been around for several decades, since 1985, to be exact. But this happens almost every time a well-known novel, that’s been around for years, decades, or even centuries, finally makes its way to the silver screen (streaming or theater). Hello, millennials: These stories are from books. You may have heard of them?