Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

305 reviews

alexandrabelze's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

this is considered a classic in my eyes. this is technically my second time reading this book; the first time i read the handmaid’s tale was the summer before my sophomore year of high school. it definitely made an impact on me. now that i’m older, i respect atwood so much more. she truly is an amazement.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Cursing, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death and Alcohol

kou_'s review against another edition

dark sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infertility, and Misogyny

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Child death and Blood

dev921's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Deportation

claireswale's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

I read this book because I know it’s somewhat of a classic and I never watched the TV series so I wanted to know what it’s all about. I didn’t really like the main character as she seemed a little weak to me but she kind of admits that herself. The pace is slow because you don’t really find out what’s actually going on until the last chapter which is a little frustrating. Even then there are a lot of unanswered questions. I had to google for an explanation of the ending because I needed to see what other people got out of it that I might have missed! It’s also pretty eerie to read in a post Roe v Wade world…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, and Antisemitism

rholmes16's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Death and Suicide

Minor: War

tea_leaves's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Alcohol

jailynxpaige's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Loved just wish it didn’t end on a cliffhanger bc I hateee that

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, and Suicide

katiej's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

Really glad to have finally read this classic! An interesting and twisted read. I can understand why it is held in high regard. Excellently written and well worth a read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Suicide and Pregnancy

anaha's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

namenotimportant's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Police brutality, and Classism