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The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

89 reviews

kiapin28's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and War

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Abortion, Gaslighting, and Classism

belladonnashrike's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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? No

5.0

I don’t know how I was able to be so in the dark about this story (both the book & show) with how popular it’s become in recent years but… damn. loved the abrupt ending & the historical notes that followed. an incredible read.

“we may call Eurydice forth from the world of the dead, but we cannot make her answer; and when we turn to look at her we glimpse her only for a moment, before she slips from our grasps and flees.”

nolite te bastardes carborundorum.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, and Abortion

juliana_vasquez13's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and War

Minor: Abortion

its_van_vulpen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, War, and Classism

keeper_of_dark_materials's review against another edition

challenging dark informative tense medium-paced

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

4.75

This book is hard to come to terms with, both by how it pulls from history and how it predicts the future. Atwood's writing style is brutish and in your face, but she uses it to make sure that you get the point she's trying to make. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Slavery, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Abortion, and Suicide attempt

jojoana's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Death, Hate crime, Infertility, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and Classism

schnarlie's review against another edition

dark sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Slavery, and Classism

Moderate: Miscarriage, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Murder

jehughes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Cursing, Gore, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, and Police brutality

Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

booksjessreads's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad 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

3.5

I found I wasn't massively drawn to this book for the first half and struggled to keep picking it up between reads. The world that the Handmaid's live in intrigued me, but Atwood's style of writing was the thing that made me feel slightly disconnected from the novel. 

However, when reaching the mid-way point, I found myself being more engaged in it, mainly influenced by the fact that you work out what the Handmaid's are used for. I have found myself reviewing this at 3.5 stars because I didn't find the book completely engaging. I find the symbolism in this book is more interesting than the book and plot itself. 

But despite having a lower rating, this is definitely something I will re-read because I want to completely and utterly analyse the hell out of it. There is so much symbology and meaning to this text and I want to take my time next time to completely uncover it all. I feel like after, my rating would probably be higher. However, from a first read with not much reading between the lines, this is where I have placed it. I do think it has much potential to be higher as I re-read and analyse the content.

Overall, complicated feelings with this book. However, if you love dystopian fiction, and can stomach the trigger warnings, then I would recommend this!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Medical content

Minor: War

taylovestoread17's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment