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yujahey's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Body shaming, Sexual content, Abortion, and Rape
zzdiz5656's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Death
Minor: Suicide
amelial_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
The Handmaid's Tale is bleak yet hopeful. Hopeful of what, I'm not so sure. But it sure is bleak. I was most surprised by when the narrator,
Graphic: Sexual content
marissasa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
Graphic: Slavery, Bullying, Grief, Sexual content, Torture, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault
kjwalkerrr19's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
My hot take for this book is I didn’t find it as shocking as I was expecting to because of the horrors I’ve lived through myself as a woman in the United States the past 3 years, so it made the book more realistic, which is so sad to say. I was disappointed by my lack of surprise from the capabilities of the new government of this book because my own has already let me down so much.
I think Margaret Atwood is a genius for this book, and no wonder it’s a classic and is studied. It is a stunning piece of literature with historical accuracy and religious notes.
Graphic: Sexual content, Rape, Torture, Violence, Misogyny, Murder, and Sexism
djsei'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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Classism, Cultural appropriation, Emotional abuse, Death, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Violence, Religious bigotry, and Sexual content
Minor: Suicide, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage
christinewonder's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Torture, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Murder, Confinement, Sexism, Pregnancy, and Police brutality
Minor: Vomit, Miscarriage, and War
elanele's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
Graphic: Death, Grief, Infertility, Murder, Kidnapping, Violence, and Misogyny
Moderate: Pregnancy, Bullying, Deportation, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Confinement, Grief, and Miscarriage
Minor: Sexual content, War, Rape, Abortion, Slavery, and Suicide
readwithsophsx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Confinement, Abortion, Gore, Pregnancy, Rape, Grief, Infertility, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Medical content, Child death, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Trafficking, Blood, Deportation, and Murder
lexithelion's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Homophobia, Sexism, Pregnancy, Death, Infertility, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Suicide
Moderate: Medical content, Blood, and War