Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

317 reviews

lxsbrwr's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Police brutality, and Religious bigotry

nowakatie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

Everyone should read this book!!!!!!! There’s so much more internal dialogue to June that we see some of in the TV show but not all of. It’s also great to catch the Easter eggs they throw into the show for people who have read the book. The most thought provoking dystopia and a riveting read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

nschilling10's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

This book was amazing but I hated reading every second of it. This author is clearly an excellent writer and very apt at getting into the heads of their characters. They are also good at capturing how various non book mediums (film, print, voice recordings) would be captured on print.

That being said, I hated every minute of reading this book. It was hard to read, both mechanically and because of the subject matter (this book is filled with sexual violence, mental abuse, and emotional abuse). 

Ultimately, I think this book has interesting things to say about anthropology and how we construct historical narratives. Is it worth the slog? Kind of. I guess I give it 5 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Colonisation, and War

maeganw's review against another edition

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, and Classism

rosietakesonliterature's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, and Classism

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

hallieanne88's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infertility, Misogyny, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Torture

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

mswarbrick's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

4.75

I only don't give it 5 stars because the content feels eerily too similar to the slow decline of womens right we are currently seeing in the US. This book is a foreboding tale, but also an expertly written and crafted story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

emsterbot's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, and Sexism

Moderate: Misogyny and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Religious bigotry