Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

38 reviews

tonjebjorkenes's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Murder, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Violence, Rape, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Infertility, Hate crime, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

ionai's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexism, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Violence

cdt96's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? No

5.0

A dark yet scarily relevant book. Atwood said herself she never included anything that hasn't happened to women before. Now more than ever women should read this book as if it is a warning. This book shows a time before Gilead which unfortunately resonates with today's political and cultural landscapes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Rape, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Murder, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, Infertility, Grief, Gaslighting, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Medical content, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Trafficking, Violence, Vomit, and Adult/minor relationship

ibook816's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Homophobia, War, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Mental illness, Lesbophobia, Kidnapping, Infidelity, and Grief

natalie_1127's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Infertility, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, and Slavery

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Infidelity, and Sexual content

Minor: Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, and Violence

bigkidbookworm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Hate crime, Infertility, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence

therobinjoyce's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

The Handmaid's tale is such a wonderfully dark and gritty, almost dystopian novel. Considering its publication over 3 decades ago, it is surprisingly easy to read and flows with such emotion.

The system of Gilead within the book is so brutal and cruel yet it highlighted the true capabilities of man. What man can do to one another, and just how dangerous and misogyny can be.

There are so many other reviewers who could word their feelings about this book with much more eloquence than I'm capable of, but if I had to leave this review with one closing thought I would tell you that this book will change your life. It will make you think and question and ponder so many different things and appreciate the lives and freedom we are able to live in this bustling modern era. How lucky we are and how we need to remember this fact.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Misogyny

Moderate: Blood, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Homophobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Miscarriage, Abortion, and Child death

peachani's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Antisemitism, Blood, Gaslighting, Infertility, Medical trauma, Murder, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture

Minor: Abortion, Alcohol, Genocide, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Slavery, and Suicide