Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

43 reviews

violetsonata93's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

Honnêtement, j’ai vu la série télé en premier. L’idée à la base du roman est vraiment brillante et pousse à la réflexion, mais il y a pas mal de longueurs. Je ne recommanderais pas la traduction que j’ai trouvé boiteuse par endroits, je regrette de ne pas avoir commencé directement par lire la version originale. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Confinement, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Torture, Abortion, Murder, and Alcohol

q17's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• 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: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Hate crime, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Slavery, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Ableism, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Acephobia/Arophobia, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Classism

lily1304's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Strong character development? No

4.0

Rereading made me wonder if Atwood studied totalitarian regimes before writing this, or not. I like to think that there would be more solidarity between women than what's portrayed, but I'm not sure.

It's interesting that the narrator seems to downplay the racist aspects of Gilead - we learn more about that from the epilogue than the narrator. I only saw a few episodes of the Amazon TV series, but half the reason I watched it was for Samira Wiley as Moira. I guess there's a trade-off - if Amazon wanted a racially diverse cast, they had to ignore the way that racism and sexism are intertwined, & would have to be intertwined in an American regime like Gilead. But Amazon didn't seem to care that much about fidelity to the novel anyway.

I also noticed more the way the narrator's mother is sort of complicit with the coup leading to Gilead. Her mother is a feminist but shares some of the same broad goals as Gilead - pornography is evil, women shouldn't be sexualized, every child should be a wanted child, women should be free from sexual harassment. The scene where

the narrator's mother takes her to burn books and pornography with a protest crowd

struck me in particular.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Rape, Torture, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Animal death, Miscarriage, Abortion, Alcohol, and War

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: Death, Suicide, Violence, Blood, and Murder

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

megan_j's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I don’t know what I was thinking first time round with rating this 3. Listened the audiobook this time and LOVED it. Margaret Atwood is a genius and I also hate her for it. She brings everything you dread into reality. I think this is especially poignant for women because we all need to be more aware of the world around us, and how small injustices can add up to something much bigger eventually. LOVE LOVE LOVE 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Classism

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, Infertility, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

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

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

sharlapeggy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I liked the format of this book. Slow to start but grips you. Nothing like the TV series, 10x better than the TV series (as always!)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

salatwaffel's review against another edition

dark inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Homophobia, Miscarriage, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Hate crime, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

predro's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

michaelatrelby's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, and Pregnancy