Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

320 reviews

rowy148's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Sexual violence, Sexism, Classism, Pregnancy, Rape, Confinement, and Suicide

czoltak's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

3.0

“Better never means better for everyone. It always means worse, for some.”
⭐️⭐️⭐️
Such a powerful story that still resonates today. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Miscarriage, Rape, Suicide, Sexism, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Classism, Infertility, Religious bigotry, Torture, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Antisemitism and Racism

lynini's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

her style of writing and the way she wrote the main character is so mundane, the way no author does anymore. i adore this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Pregnancy, Slavery, Classism, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Bullying, Death, Forced institutionalization, Miscarriage, Domestic abuse, and Kidnapping

little_sheep_mc's review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, and Sexism

Moderate: Infertility, Death, and Suicide

Minor: Miscarriage

violet_viper's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective 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

A short book but not a single word wasted. I would recommend this to anyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, and Misogyny

Moderate: Torture, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Antisemitism and Homophobia

ieotter13'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

this book has been on my TBR list for a while and it was definitely something I’m glad I read - all criticism of the book (diversity, etc) is extremely valid, but Atwood is still able to write a compelling story that in some ways seems not too far off from our current political system. i listened to this book via audiobook and given the “historical notes” at the end it actually felt more accurate to the story to read it that way. regardless, worth the read! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Torture, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Infidelity, Death, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, Infertility, Genocide, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Racism, Religious bigotry, Rape, Pregnancy, Suicide, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Antisemitism

hleary's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Death, Gore, Pregnancy, Rape, Confinement, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical trauma, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

tacochelle's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Finally read this for the first time, and it's alright. Remains relevant now more than ever, to a certain extent. It is very much white feminism only, with all the minorities written out of the narrative with a few sentences. All black people shuttled out to one of the Dakotas, Indigenous people are slaughtered, the Jewish kinda got a choice to leave for Israel but not really. To be fair, if we're going with the idea that the far right evangelicals are orchestrating this takeover of America, that absolutely tracks. It's still a noticeable absence in the narrative.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Classism

Minor: Antisemitism and Racism

verysillygoose's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Misogyny, and War

Moderate: Abortion, Miscarriage, Medical content, and Death

carlycormier_'s review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No

2.0

The plot itself is incredibly interesting but I wasn’t a fan of the writing style nor the plot development/story arc. Could be better, could be worse. It is either for you or it isn’t.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual content, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Slavery