threethousandducats's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
laurelsanders's review against another edition
2.0
exactly how is this different from commercial fiction.... ?? it delivers the same thrills, same form of titillating entertainment. it's not badly written I just resent that this was sold to me as groundbreaking political fiction in the vein of 1984 or whatever when it's not :/
lucymils's review against another edition
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
fancybone's review against another edition
4.0
Did you ever read 1984 and think to yourself, "I love that everything is dismal and hopeless, but could we make it even more awful for women specifically?" If so, this is the book for you.
I'm glad I read it, but I don't think I'll be re-reading it. I had to read another book halfway through just to get out of Gilead.
I'm glad I read it, but I don't think I'll be re-reading it. I had to read another book halfway through just to get out of Gilead.
iamatomato13's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
jennybitt's review against another edition
3.0
Ha sido una lectura entretenida, quizá lenta y algo monótona en ocasiones, debido al hecho de haber visto la adaptación televisiva primero.
Como novela distópica carece, a mi parecer, de la agilidad argumental suficiente, pero se "entiende" en parte si se tiene en cuenta que es un testimonio oral clandestino.
En este caso concreto, he de decir que la adpatación televisiva aporta tanto detalles como características de los personajes que dan muchísima más profundidad e interés a la novela, siendo el caso excepcional de que la primera complementa, e incluso mejora, a la segunda. Es, por tanto, una lectura recomendable, pero definitivamente no obligatoria.
Como novela distópica carece, a mi parecer, de la agilidad argumental suficiente, pero se "entiende" en parte si se tiene en cuenta que es un testimonio oral clandestino.
En este caso concreto, he de decir que la adpatación televisiva aporta tanto detalles como características de los personajes que dan muchísima más profundidad e interés a la novela, siendo el caso excepcional de que la primera complementa, e incluso mejora, a la segunda. Es, por tanto, una lectura recomendable, pero definitivamente no obligatoria.
catvoleri's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- 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
4.0
wagmore's review against another edition
4.0
Spoiler
Are there extremists, religious/political/both who would welcome a society like the one depicted in this story? Who would welcome Sharia or something like it? People who are insecure, frightened, who aren't capable of tolerating differences?
The prose is sleek at times, poetic at others. It really seemed like the kind of narrative that someone might tell; someone who had been traumatized almost to the brink of insanity or suicide.