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A review by suicana
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
The most unsettling part of this book is how it's clearly dystopian, and yet you look at what's going on in the US/the world and think you're not that far off at all.
Graphic: Confinement, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Classism
Moderate: Death, Infertility, Infidelity, and Sexual content