Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

323 reviews

rthpr's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

I put off reading this for a long time as I already had an idea of the plot, and I was worried about how graphic and depressing it would be.

It is very heavy, there are parts that are downright horrible, but Attwood’s writing is so beautiful that I really enjoyed it.

I also partly listened to the audiobook read by Elisabeth Moss and really enjoyed that too. I’d probably recommend the audiobook over physical copies, it was very well done!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child death

charliebuday's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Murder, and War

greenan26's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Pregnancy, and Classism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and War

Minor: Rape, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

dorris_s_'s review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

lmagie's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Misogyny, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Infertility

Minor: Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and War

booksarebae's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Drug use, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Sexism

evaeyre's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

one of the most amazing books i’ve read in my life — from the moment i picked it up it was already a favorite of mine. Margaret Atwood is a genius telling a story that women have known in their hearts for centuries, of suffering and power and human nature. nolite te bastardes carborundorum.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and War

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Lesbophobia

kalyn_c's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death, Infertility, and Suicide

Minor: Miscarriage and Abortion

gilmargirl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

Minor: Miscarriage and Abortion

js304808's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Classism