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sestout's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Gore, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Vomit, Abortion, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and War
readwithsophsx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Deportation
greenan26's review against another edition
- 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
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
eleanorashcroftsmith's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, and Pregnancy
frozenheartv's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
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๐ง My thoughts
This is so far one of the best dystopian novel I've ever read. It's disturbing, horrific, cruel, slap as many terrifying adjectives as you want here. It just scared the hell out of me. The book was not too descriptive but had enough details to build up the whole disturbing Gilead world. I've watched the series before reading it (I'm quite surprised that the first part of the series is a very close adaptation to the book though). Although I've known most of the details, it's still intriguing to read this book. The historical notes chapter at the end of the book was outstanding. If our world ever becomes Gilead, that for me is nothing different than the end of the world.
๐ What I like
- Very realistic dystopian world
- The world-building is superb
- Intriguing story
- The historical notes chapter at the end of the book is very creative and nice to read
๐ What I don't like
- If you listen to the audiobook instead of reading, the author's language could be confusing sometimes
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, and Religious bigotry
riverofhorton's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Biphobia, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Acephobia/Arophobia, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation
booksnobb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Rape, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Minor: Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Vomit, Stalking, Abortion, Murder, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic
hleary's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? No
4.5
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Gore, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy
annelisedreyer's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Classism
whatsnack_'s review against another edition
4.25
Moderate: Gore, Infertility, and Sexual content
Minor: Suicide