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Really loved this book. Enjoyed it way more after yesterday when Biden won & I could stop worrying this would by my reality bc of Trump and his packed Supreme Court.

jeszjade's review against another edition

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slow-paced

2.5

johannalux's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.5

laura_corsi's review against another edition

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3.0

Margaret Atwood’s A Handmaid’s Tale was amazing, surprising, horrifying and at times seemingly prophetic. However, I’m not sure if I can be said to like it. It was so awful so harrowing so devoid of any moments of hope...that the experience of reading it was not enjoyable but it certainly was a marvelous work of fiction. (Thank goodness it is still fiction!) “Praise be,” as they say in Gilead. I honestly wonder if this is in some way how it must be to live in North Korea right now with the demands for extreme performance of patriotism and the absolute loss of hope or humanity.

I highly recommend this book, but be warned it will not be an enjoyable read. I have very complicated feelings about this book.

lina_petrina's review against another edition

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reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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