41.6k reviews for:

A ​szolgálólány meséje

Margaret Atwood

4.18 AVERAGE

spiderwitch's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

saragan's review against another edition

4.75

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

joaosilva's review against another edition

3.0

medium-paced

kangchenjunga's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional sad 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: No

katiekenniston's review against another edition

3.25

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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i really like the last 10% of this book but it was the slowest of slow burns. I almost DNF this book so many times and i'm glad i persevered. 

mason32's review against another edition

3.5

emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Should reread

anuvasharma's review against another edition

3.0

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Listened to this book on Audible (read it the first time though) and I think it’s no surprise what this book is about. If I did not watch the show and have that context, this book might have been all over the place. I just wanted a refresher before I read/listened to the sequel.

courge37's review against another edition

3.0

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3.5 stars? 4? I don't know.
I can't say that I LOVED the actual plot, but at the same time I can see how the message and world-building make this such an important classic. Does that make sense?

So, I liked this better than Oryx and Crake (or maybe it was better because I wasn't forced to read it for class).

I loved the feminist messages, of course. I can very much identify with them. The setting was definitely intriguing and disturbing, which is what kept me going through most of the story.

What I didn't like so much was that I'm not too sure what the climax was; based on this and Oryx and Crake it feels like world-building is more important than plot in Atwood's stories. (but I'm biased cuz I like action).
Oh and as someone else mentioned, it didn't make sense to me how quickly the country changed and that nobody really fought back.
Lastly, I'm not a fan of open endings either + I tend to suck at deconstructing metaphors so sometimes I didn't get what Offred was thinking; that was probably what frustrated me the most.


I feel like I always write more bad than good in my reviews. Like, identifying what I disliked is easier. Hmm I'm so pessimistic.

Anyway, overall it was good, a bit sad to read but it definitely hit home. Very thought-provoking.

bjackrian's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

acourtofgoodgirls's review against another edition

4.0

dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated