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

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

3.75

Truly an ur-text of the genre and Margaret Atwood knows her way around a sentence but the overwhelming whiteness of the text only becomes more apparent with age. A book everyone should read, certainly, but with an attentive eye toward the gaps in its narrative.