Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

75 reviews

criesketchup's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

tessa_specchio's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

crazy story, really fun to get through and try to solve everything
only things are at some points to so hard to read because of some pretty violent situations as well as a lot of triggering content 
if the content won’t trigger you absolutely read it 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

onegirlandtheworld's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

It has been a while since I read The Handmaids Tale but I had watched the TV adaptation and was intrigued by where the story went in the later seasons especially after seeing comments online in relation to Aunt Lydia and The Testaments.

I could not put this book down! I loved the 3 different perspectives and how they were gradually woven together. Although I worked out fairly early on where it was going with Baby Nicole and Agnes (probably helped along by the TV series) I still enjoyed reading how it unfolded. 

In some ways I wish we got to hear more about whether Offred was the mother in question and what happened to the girls in Canada. However, the fact that all is never revealed in this and The Handmaids Tale is part of the experience and makes it feel real. We will never truly know what happened in the past and that's what makes it so interesting!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Sexual harassment

kalina2005's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, and Violence

humbug87's review against another edition

dark inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.25

The start of this book had me really gripped. It's told from three perspectives and I really enjoyed seeing Gilead from some perspectives other than a Handmaid. The character external to Gilead I found a bit tedious and less interesting than the others. The last quarter of the book became a different style of story which didn't grip me as much.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Religious bigotry

karol99's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Sexual harassment, and War

Minor: Torture

finn_vibing's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism

natalie_1127's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Misogyny, Sexism, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Torture, and Grief

Minor: Vomit

juliaelkouby's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

This book was fascinating and tense. It was a bit slow to start but really picked up in pace towards the end. It really makes you think about society as a whole and human nature. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Gore and Pedophilia

claireargent's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Child abuse and Death