Reviews

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

via_email's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.0

whats_a_bibble's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

theflyingdutchman's review

I wanted to read this book because I watched the TV show and enjoyed it for the most part. The dystopian Gilead and life of Offred was very interesting and kept me captivated. The show had VERY slow scenes (non-verbal, setting the tone via lighting and strategic camera shots) which after so many episodes I had to start to fast forward. After starting to read the book I realized why the show was like that. The book has many slow "scenes" where the author painstakingly paints the settings or circumstances.
Additionally, the constant flip-flopping between past and present day with seemingly no discernible difference made me confused often and turned me off.

scriabinesque's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

marciazinha's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

efs511's review against another edition

5.0

I had tried to read these years ago and couldn't get into it. Not this time! I couldn't put this book down. I loved the book from the perspective of June and a peek into a dystopian society that seems eerily possible.

alyssa_reads08's review against another edition

4.5

it was like a dystopian horror but without any horror elements? i really liked it

yocalico's review against another edition

2.0

it took like 70 pages and 4 sittings and one week to get to the poinrt where i at all felt like continuing thisl.ultimately, there was really no plot, aside from the given dystopian ciurcumstances, and in hindsight, of the tiny little conflicrs / closest things to resembling plots, nothing was resolved or at all followed up on after established!! what was the point??

ellieee28's review

challenging dark reflective slow-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

3.5

taylordehaven's review against another edition

4.0

Crazy bonkers!! The only thing I can say is that I’m glad Ken’s patriarchy was built on horses and not like the one in this book. The Barbie movie would’ve been a whole different vibe.