Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood

190 reviews

lilacwhisker's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Been getting more into classics recently and I thought this was great! The important part of this is to remember that these issues are still experienced today, and are not just made up problems for Offred to face. A book dealing heavily in women’s issues throughout time— loved it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Genocide, Sexism, Classism, Confinement, Cursing, Grief, Infertility, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Death, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Infidelity, Suicide, War, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Gun violence, and Sexual content

Minor: Alcohol, Drug use, Addiction, Abortion, and Antisemitism

readbycarina's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Confinement, Sexual violence, Sexism, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Death, and Pregnancy

rushh's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Body horror, Classism, Colonisation, Infertility, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Confinement, Sexual content, Violence, and War

Moderate: Suicide, Death, Miscarriage, Domestic abuse, Murder, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Abortion, Blood, Drug use, Vomit, Cursing, and Alcohol

jessicalarson125's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Miscarriage, Police brutality, Suicide, Death, and Classism

meq_05's review against another edition

dark sad tense

• Strong character development? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Suicide, Misogyny, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Death, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Animal death, and Abortion

jneverland's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Sexism, Body horror, Blood, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Rape, Abandonment, Ableism, Infertility, Violence, War, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Deportation, Death, Racism, Domestic abuse, Murder, Miscarriage, Genocide, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Gore, Medical content, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Grief, Homophobia, Incest, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Trafficking, and Suicide

strwbrrymlklvr's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Really liked it, despite how hard it could be to read emotionally. It is sad how relatable the content could be, yet also eye-opening. It was easy enough to read technically even though it was text dense and moved from one idea to the next without much of a transition. Some pages took me a couple of reads in order to fully grasp what was being said, but I feel that it didn’t take away from the experience. The final chapter felt like a true kick in the gut for our dear Offred. Every time she believed one thing or another, there was always a man to pull his power over her. 

Spoiler

There were things I wish could’ve been answered or done, but I realize that the way it was written was intentional and purposeful, yet my reader’s heart wants tidy ends. What happens to Offred, truly? And to her daughter, to Luke, to Nick? Why was Gilead really put in place?  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Trafficking, Murder, Miscarriage, Death, Suicide, Slavery, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Infertility, Homophobia, Grief, and Forced institutionalization

sunnybugz's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Misogyny, Violence, Sexism, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Rape

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, and Blood

lakea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Toxic friendship, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Hate crime, Homophobia, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Deadnaming, Ableism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Injury/injury detail, Grief, Genocide, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Abandonment, Self harm, Racial slurs, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, and Medical content

Moderate: Classism, Infidelity, Confinement, Bullying, Kidnapping, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

longlive's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

4.5

This books has an fantastic and accesible prose, and it includes a vast amount of symbolism that evolves during the reading. The way that this whole feeling of having your freedom taken away from you was portrayed, and the heavy consequences that revolves around the different power dynamics that are described in this book are nauseating, but it was obviously despicted that way so the reader can understand the dificulties of living in a world like this. Still, I would recommend checking the trigger warnings before reading. An incredible reading, 10/10. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Rape

Moderate: Suicide, Death, and Infertility