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bradypus's review
- 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? It's complicated
Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Violence, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Homophobia
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Genocide, Infertility, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pedophilia
Minor: Abortion
abookandaspotoftea's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, Physical abuse, Murder, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Infertility, and Sexism
alannah_m's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
....guess it’s time to square up
For anyone who says this isn't a cash grab- c'mon. I'm always happy to give people the benefit of the doubt, but this really didn't need to happen. Weirdly I did enjoy this book for what it was, which was 'bad' YA-style dystopia a la Hunger Games, but there were a lot of flaws, and I question its Man Booker win. The plot was lazy and even harmful in it's clear allusions to the Elisa Lam case, and the ending (no spoilers) somehow retroactively spoiled THT for me. Also, (just a pet peeve) Atwood really fails to capture the voice of teenagers- it very much comes across as what news reports think 'the youth' sound like. HOWEVER, in contrast I really liked the Aunt Lydia sections; I wish they'd stood alone as a shorter book.
Pet Theory for this book: this book didn’t have enough depth for me to have theories
Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Trafficking, and Violence
imreallyraven's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Rape, Incest, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infertility, Murder, Violence, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Sexism, and Pregnancy
Minor: Child death
anything's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Violence
bookworm_nic's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
5.0
Minor: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Religious bigotry, Rape, Sexism, and Suicide attempt