Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

158 reviews

scoops_stories's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The perfect book to pair with your depression.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, War, and Deportation

attie_moon's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

ann_the_imp's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Infidelity, Mental illness, Blood, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Abortion, Lesbophobia, Colonisation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

cristycapricorn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Forced institutionalization, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Torture and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abortion

troubleintandem's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, and Gaslighting

my_weird_bookish_heart's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense 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? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Classism

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

emma97louise's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

Chillingly accurate to what could be happening to our society now 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Suicide, Trafficking, Gaslighting, and Colonisation

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Classism, and Deportation

bethtrigg's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

hollylollypop31's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Everybody needs to read this book because I refuse to become a Handmaid 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infertility, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, and Classism