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peachybee53's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Slow but intriguing, it carefully balances monotony with memory, manipulation and soft rebellion. It tackles difficult topics such as misogyny, fertility, tyranny and religion in a way that makes this kind of dystopia feel eerily possible from our current reality. I appreciated the dark humour, the way that society was manipulated into Gilead law so easily, and the way the writing comforted you into feeling certain practices were normal when they were, in reality, extremely troubling.
I grew more hooked the further into the novel I read and believe the epilogue tied it all together in an extremely clever way. I'm looking forward to reading The Testaments.
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, and Violence
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Body horror, Gore, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, and Suicide attempt
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
anxieteaandbiscuits12'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
Graphic: Confinement, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Classism
Moderate: Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
Minor: Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Self harm, Antisemitism, Abortion, War, and Injury/Injury detail
erin22'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
4.5
Graphic: Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy
Moderate: Torture
renorsomethin'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? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Homophobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Medical content, Trafficking, Abortion, and Pandemic/Epidemic
another_dahlia'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? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Police brutality, Trafficking, Abortion, and War
Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Colonisation, War, and Classism
evaeyre's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and War
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Alcohol
Minor: Homophobia, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Lesbophobia
sorkka's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Murder, Sexual harassment, and War
Minor: Animal death, Antisemitism, and Islamophobia
ajay913'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? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Death, Infertility, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Classism
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Slavery, Trafficking, and Abortion
Minor: Religious bigotry and War
bookaholic_in_wonderland's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Infidelity, Trafficking, and War
Minor: Homophobia, Infertility, and Antisemitism