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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
samshort's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail
apatheticastronaut13's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Colonisation, War, and Pandemic/Epidemic
sashtastic3's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.5
Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
alliekaye23's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Rape, Suicide, and Murder
Minor: Animal death
readerorwateva's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Moderate: Miscarriage
bookish_bry's review against another edition
- 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
3.75
Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Animal death, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Suicide, Police brutality, Pregnancy, and War
alexandrabelze's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Cursing, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death and Alcohol
giulianalb99's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Alcohol
elijah__'s review against another edition
- 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
4.0
There are a few very small things that made me go 4/5 instead of 5/5; the biggest (while still minor) is the lack of distinction of the dialogue in memory or flashback scenes, of which there are many. I get what she was going for -- it feels more stream-of-consciousness, like Offred is idly thinking back on these events -- but if Atwood didn't want to use quotation marks, italics also would've gone a long way to clarify which bits were spoken by characters. Also, while her one-changed-word perversion of a Marx quote ("from each according to *her* ability, to each according to *his* needs") is very effective and completely alters the meaning with a single swapped pronoun, a right-wing American theocratic dystopia inserting Marx into its amended bible just seems like a stretch, considering the right's hatred of communism. Again, those are fairly small nitpicks; everyone should read this book. It's truly horrifying that it's as real now as it was when it was published (perhaps even moreso.)
Graphic: Animal death and Misogyny