Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

27 reviews

mk194's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Classism, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Rape, and Sexism

Moderate: Vomit and Grief

Minor: Miscarriage, Confinement, Suicide, and Pregnancy

sashtastic3's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

• 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

A very good book. The story telling was interesting as was the dark horrific plot. The only thing that bothered me was the lack of indication of who was speaking and the lack of quotation marks in the book.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Toxic relationship, Slavery, Abortion, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Sexism, Suicide attempt, and Sexual assault

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

jessicaa_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Miscarriage, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Grief, Rape, Suicide attempt, Misogyny, Confinement, Infertility, and Hate crime

tea_leaves's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Classism, Rape, Drug use, Grief, Body horror, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Violence

giulianalb99's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

• 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

Al principio me pareció un poco aburrido y me ha costado leerlo. Está bien, pero esperaba más. Todavía no he visto la serie y tengo muchas ganas pero creo que esperaré a leerme el segundo libro. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Sexual assault, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, Pedophilia, Murder, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, Infertility, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Rape, Racism, Miscarriage, Islamophobia, Body shaming, Animal death, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Death, Confinement, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Sexual harassment, Antisemitism, Abortion, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol

sleepy_yoshi's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Infertility and Toxic relationship

Minor: Homophobia and Suicidal thoughts

exbecks's review against another edition

reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

0.25

This book is so boring! I read it after watching the show and the pacing is just brutally slow. It’s much harder to root for book June, she doesn’t feel like a heroin at all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Violence and Sexual violence

Minor: Religious bigotry and Toxic relationship

mikala's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Slavery, Religious bigotry, Confinement, Death, Hate crime, and Infertility

Moderate: Transphobia, Alcohol, Sexual content, Biphobia, Abortion, Forced institutionalization, Miscarriage, Blood, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic relationship

georgiesutton's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

3.5

I kind of expected more from The Handmaid’s Tale. I haven’t seen the TV show but I expected the book to have a bit more plot. I didn’t feel the weight of the stakes and the ending felt rushed after a quite slow and detailed start. I did like the references to the time before which I feel is often ignored. 
Overall I think as a dystopia it was solid but as a story it was lacking for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Trafficking, Racism, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Infertility, Rape, and Toxic relationship