Reviews tagging 'Blood'

The Handmaid's Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) Special Edition by Margaret Atwood

66 reviews

meganpbennett's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

For as disturbing and terrifying a story as The Handmaid's Tale was, I found it boring and very slow. It was very disturbing because of just how simple it would be for us to end up in this society, and just how many people seem to want us to end up in this society. 

As for the story itself, I found the narrator to be very unreliable, and the non-linear narrative was very hard to follow at times, making it hard to tell when various events were taking place. Very similar to 1984, but in a different direction. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Classism

eni_iilorak's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Infertility, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Deportation

Minor: Racism, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and War

dontbelieveinez's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Blood, Murder, and Pregnancy

k_galloway's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, and Classism

kmayatte's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Homophobia, Antisemitism, Trafficking, and Lesbophobia

sophk8's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Blood, Abortion, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Miscarriage

anotheranomaly_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Police brutality, and Classism

alanafiuza's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Misogyny

Moderate: Death, Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Classism

jennylarue's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Abortion, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Classism

nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child death, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, and Sexual content

Minor: Animal death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Blood, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, and War