Reviews tagging 'Murder'

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

127 reviews

frenandjen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence

Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicide attempt, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Genocide, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Rape, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

luziesofie's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Misogyny, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Vomit

alliekaye23's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

Open ending, not my favorite. I prefer cut and dry. Enjoyed the process of getting there. More modern and relevant to today than I was expecting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Suicide, and Murder

Minor: Animal death

_elli_'s review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexism, Suicide, Murder, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Gaslighting

strictlydancer12's review against another edition

challenging dark tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Self harm, and Sexual assault

readerorwateva's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Violence, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Alcohol, Animal death, and Death

Moderate: Miscarriage

athrillerreader's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Misogyny, Cursing, Death, Child death, and Murder

lily_kruse's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Child death, Violence, War, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Suicide

avery_hutchinson's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.5

Very interesting commentary

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Slavery and Violence

itsradsmads's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Trafficking, Murder, Slavery, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts