Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

304 reviews

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: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Xenophobia, 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: Death, Misogyny, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicide, and Violence

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: Death, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, and Religious bigotry

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

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, Death, Infertility, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Classism

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

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

dgnflue's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual violence and Violence

Minor: Abortion

aliciapiron's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Deportation

pixelited's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, and War

eve_kadou's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and War

Minor: Homophobia

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