Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

100 reviews

renorsomethin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Religious bigotry, Sexism, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Infidelity, Homophobia, Suicide, Miscarriage, Child death, Abortion, Confinement, Trafficking, Antisemitism, Pandemic/Epidemic, Police brutality, Rape, Violence, Islamophobia, Medical content, and Animal death

readwithsophsx's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Abortion, Gore, Pregnancy, Rape, Grief, Infertility, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Medical content, Child death, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Trafficking, Blood, Deportation, and Murder

lislune's review against another edition

Too disturbing, I didn’t want to finish it because I already know gender theory and there wasn’t a need for me to trigger myself over ideas I am already familiar with

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Trafficking, Rape, Infertility, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

another_dahlia's review against another edition

dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Hate crime, Death, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Child death, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Grief

Moderate: Infidelity, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Infertility, Trafficking, Suicide, and War

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Colonisation, Ableism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Antisemitism, Biphobia, Torture, Classism, Death of parent, Transphobia, Violence, and War

littlehedgehog's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

This is a really important work of dystopian fiction, one of those "every one should have read it at least once in their lifetime"  books. However, the pacing was a bit too slow for me sometimes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, and Trafficking

Moderate: Torture and Suicide

evaeyre's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

one of the most amazing books i’ve read in my life — from the moment i picked it up it was already a favorite of mine. Margaret Atwood is a genius telling a story that women have known in their hearts for centuries, of suffering and power and human nature. nolite te bastardes carborundorum.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Sexual content, Violence, Trafficking, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Hate crime, Gaslighting, Rape, War, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Suicide, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Infertility, Death, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Infidelity, and Confinement

Minor: Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Islamophobia, and Antisemitism

eleanorashcroftsmith's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Slavery, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Grief, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Miscarriage, Death, Violence, Abortion, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Sexism, Murder, Misogyny, Medical trauma, and Gore

anh_read's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Violence, Rape, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Blood, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Grief, Torture, Sexism, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Infertility, Sexual content, War, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Death, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, and Slavery

Moderate: Miscarriage, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Deportation

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pandemic/Epidemic, and Panic attacks/disorders

ajay913's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Antisemitism, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Violence, Classism, Sexism, Infertility, Suicide, Rape, and Torture

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Abortion, Trafficking, and Slavery

Minor: War and Religious bigotry

bookaholic_in_wonderland's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Suicide, Police brutality, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexism, Religious bigotry, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Trafficking, War, and Infidelity

Minor: Infertility, Antisemitism, and Homophobia