Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Die Zeuginnen by Monika Baark, Margaret Atwood

26 reviews

blissofalife's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Fantastic follow up story, answered so many questions and gave more insight into new and old characters and the world of Gilead. Thoroughly enjoyed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Classism

magnan1mouse's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Incest, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Trafficking, Murder, War, and Classism

eni_iilorak's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, and Classism

Minor: Infertility

bandysbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I think one of the reasons that it took so long for there to be a follow-up to The Handmaid’s Tale is just that it’s such a difficult story to do justice to. I tried to go into The Testaments with tempered expectations and I think that was helpful. This book is definitely solid, but definitely not as haunting as the original. 

The story follows three different POV characters as we learn what happens after Offred’s testimony. I thought this was an effective way to show a lot of progression in a lot of different places without making the book 1000 pages. 

I will say that while it did provide closure, it didn’t have the same emotional impact as HT. I did appreciate the resolution with some of the older characters like Aunt Lydia.

If you’re considering this series, I’d suggest:
Read Handmaid’s Tale
Watch The Handmaid’s Tale tv series
Finish with The Testaments

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, War, and Injury/Injury detail

lectricefeministe's review against another edition

hopeful tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Genocide, Hate crime, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, War, and Classism

overdramaticsoprano's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Suicide attempt, and War

Minor: Rape

ericarao's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

Minor: Child abuse and War

natalie_1127's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Misogyny, Sexism, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Torture, and Grief

Minor: Vomit

bloopyfloopy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Infertility, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

chronicallyplotting's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Phenomenal tribute/ending to the Handmaid’s Tale. I love the closure Atwood has given us. The surprises with each character. You will find yourself wondering where things are going until the very end. Hard to put the book down. You will morn characters. Cheer for characters. Hate characters. So many emotions. Fans of the Handmaid’s tale you won’t regret reading this. And The Hulu series has not touched anything this book is covering as it is 15 years after the Handmaid’s Tale book left June.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual content, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Terminal illness, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy