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The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood

sbeech36's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

lordhelpme's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

dwimordene's review against another edition

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4.0

The only thing that kept this from being 5 stars was the pacing, which felt agonizingly slow at first and then seemed to jump in the last third or so. And what was that ending???

readingsloth33's review against another edition

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5.0

Couldn’t put it down! It varies some from the Hulu series, but honestly I still loved it and am starting on the second book right away.

arowingboat's review against another edition

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challenging dark informative sad tense medium-paced

4.0

stan_vdb's review against another edition

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mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

gemmalovesbooks's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

literaryclara's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional 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? No

5.0

rrjchristopher's review against another edition

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4.0

Brilliant (for both the US and the UK values of the word), necessary, excruciating - I already had enough nightmares, thanks.

rachelnicole97's review against another edition

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dark emotional medium-paced

5.0