Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

71 reviews

gabriela_carolinacf's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Reading this book during this week may not have been the greatest thing for me mentally, but I believe this is a MUST read. 

“Nolite Te Bastardes Carborundorum”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Moderate: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Abortion, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Child death, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

ramonajune27's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and War

elg1105's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infertility, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Child death and Miscarriage

sarahgmo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Simply amazing! A modern classic dystopian novel with fun wordplay and imagery that just worked for my brain, and themes of gender, power, and autonomy. I loved it as much as I loved 1984, which is saying something! Unlike 1984, this book is from the perspective of someone who remembers the recent and dramatic shift of society, which I really enjoyed! Nothing is taken for granted as “simply the way things are” (from the narrator’s perspective). Instead, it is a very uncomfortable adjustment, which also makes the pious seem even more ridiculous in their devoutness. I should reread this in a few years to reflect on it again. Nothing I can say now would do it justice, but maybe in a few years, I’ll have the words to describe my love for every word in this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Abortion, Murder, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and War

mevnaudin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Child death, Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

becky_reads27's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Hardest book I've read so far theme wise but also possibly the smartest book I've ever read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and War

minipark's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

It's a really good timeless book that holds relevance to any period. I love how the elements in the world-building is based on things that have happened in history. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Abortion, and Classism

perfectcupoftea's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

punkboibluez's review against another edition

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

5.0

I thought this book was anxiety inducing when I read it in 2017. Little did I know what was coming in the next decade. It’s now horrifically close to the current political climate. I’m glad I can still read it. They got through it, hopefully we will too with much less horror! 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Religious bigotry

getyourghosts's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Abortion

Minor: Child death and War