The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale #1

Margaret Atwood

fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced

324 pages | first published 1985

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The Republic of Gilead offers Offred only one function: to breed . If she deviates, she will, like dissenters, be hanged at the wall or sent out to die slowly of radiation sickness. But even a repressive state cannot obliterate desire - neither Of...
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Moods

dark 90%
tense 61%
reflective 52%
challenging 42%
emotional 42%
sad 40%
mysterious 23%
adventurous 7%
informative 5%
inspiring 4%
hopeful 3%

Pace

medium 56%
slow 33%
fast 9%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 44% | Character: 39% | Plot: 14% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

Yes: 39% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 22% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 49% | No: 29% | Yes: 19% | N/A: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 61% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 15% | N/A: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 36% | Yes: 32% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 2%

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