Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

42 reviews

dev921's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted sad tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Deportation

jailynxpaige'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? No

4.75

Loved just wish it didn’t end on a cliffhanger bc I hateee that

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, and Suicide

puckeverlasting's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Child death, Genocide, Infertility, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia

homebodywitch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Pregnancy, War, and Classism

lilacwhisker's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Been getting more into classics recently and I thought this was great! The important part of this is to remember that these issues are still experienced today, and are not just made up problems for Offred to face. A book dealing heavily in women’s issues throughout time— loved it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Kidnapping, Grief, Pregnancy, and Classism

Moderate: Gun violence, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, and War

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Antisemitism, Abortion, and Alcohol

jneverland's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, War, and Deportation

lakea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, and Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

gswagatron's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

literally fell over and died this has to be top 5 ever.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, Genocide, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and War

marionesq's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Unreliable narrator.
Margaret Atwood succeeds in writing that leaves more to our imagination, but doesn't leave you short-changed. You can trust your brain to connect the pieces. She does it by writing not simply visually, but cinematically. And the way everything unfolds is just brilliant.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

maisieflorence's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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? No

5.0

This was so incredibly powerful! I really liked it. Very reflective of your our society still to this day, unfortunately. I liked the ambiguous ending. The whole story was significantly different than I expected, primary because I’ve been a few episodes of the action packed show. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and War