10 hours, 26 minutes • first pub 1985 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9781446470800
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Publication date: 02 June 2011
Description
Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She may leave the home of the Commander and his wife once a day to walk to food markets whose signs are now pictures instead of words because women are no longer allowed to read. She must lie on her ...
Community Reviews Summary of 119,301 reviews
Moods
tense 61%
reflective 51%
challenging 42%
emotional 42%
sad 41%
mysterious 23%
adventurous 7%
informative 5%
inspiring 4%
hopeful 3%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 44% | Character: 39% | Plot: 15% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 22% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 49% | No: 28% | Yes: 19% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 61% | It's complicated: 16% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 37% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Misogyny, SexismModerate
Infertility, Suicide, Death10 hours, 26 minutes • first pub 1985 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 9781446470800
Format: Audio
Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Publication date: 02 June 2011
Description
Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She may leave the home of the Commander and his wife once a day to walk to food markets whose signs are now pictures instead of words because women are no longer allowed to read. She must lie on her ...
Community Reviews Summary of 119,301 reviews
Moods
tense 61%
reflective 51%
challenging 42%
emotional 42%
sad 41%
mysterious 23%
adventurous 7%
informative 5%
inspiring 4%
hopeful 3%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 33%
fast 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 44% | Character: 39% | Plot: 15% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 38% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 22% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 49% | No: 28% | Yes: 19% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 61% | It's complicated: 16% | Yes: 16% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 37% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Misogyny, SexismModerate
Infertility, Suicide, Death