A review by dylfitt
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This is one of the most chilling and haunting books I have ever read. It pains me to see some of the events of this book starting to take place in our lifetimes. It is gripping; I finished this book very quickly since I could not stop thinking about it. Don’t skip out on the historical notes at the end, either.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Classism

Moderate: Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, and War

Minor: Islamophobia and Mass/school shootings