Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

299 reviews

annatan's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, and Infertility

Moderate: Death and Suicide

Minor: War and Miscarriage

sarahdmt'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? Yes

4.5

A lire absolument !
L'histoire est dense et absolument prenante, on ne peut que s'y plonger entièrement, même si l'univers développé est dérangeant et inquiétant. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexism, and Suicide

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Misogyny

lily_kruse's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Child death, Violence, War, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Suicide

megb64's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense fast-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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Confinement, Death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Forced institutionalization, Rape, and Sexual content

alanassine's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Death, Torture, Suicide, Classism, Infertility, Violence, Slavery, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, and Miscarriage

Minor: Rape

bertieboop's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Death, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and War

jj_tj's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Death, Misogyny, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Violence, Sexual content, Suicide, and Infidelity

Minor: Torture

bookish_bry's review against another edition

dark slow-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? Yes

3.75

This is a difficult book to rate. I liked it well enough, though it was a bit slow. The narrator had a pretty good voice and I didn't find her annoying even if I disagreed with her a lot. Honestly, it was good that she wasn't a perfect person. At the same time I struggled to really get into the book and plot. I would have liked to have seen a little more about our narrator from before as we only got brief flashes. I feel like that would have cemented her personality and its changes in my mind a little better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Death, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Miscarriage, Infertility, Suicide, Pregnancy, War, Animal death, Rape, Police brutality, and Infidelity

moonlitstardust's review against another edition

dark inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Murder, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Violence, Classism, Death, Infertility, Police brutality, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Homophobia, Child death, Torture, Abortion, Alcohol, and Rape

greychanel's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Death, Transphobia, Trafficking, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Misogyny, and Homophobia