Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

28 reviews

pandalesque's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual violence, Violence, Gaslighting, Antisemitism, Infertility, Child death, Racism, Miscarriage, and Slavery

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

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

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

directorpurry's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Transphobia, Violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Islamophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Torture, Forced institutionalization, and Infertility

Moderate: Islamophobia, Miscarriage, and Antisemitism

Minor: War and Animal death

frankiec's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Racism, Transphobia, Infertility, and Homophobia

allidone's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexism, Trafficking, Violence, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Torture, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Kidnapping, Infertility, and Hate crime

Moderate: Racism and Ableism

leena24_69's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexism, Misogyny, Sexual content, Death, Pregnancy, Rape, Torture, Suicide, Sexual violence, and Infertility

Moderate: Miscarriage, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Racism and Antisemitism

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