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4.18 AVERAGE
4.18 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
tense
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Infertility, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment
Moderate: Animal death, Genocide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, War, Deportation
DNF- mostly because the audiobook version I was listening to glitched and wouldn’t let me finish, but also, this book is so slow, and it doesn’t go very far when it does move. I love the concept, and I think it’s extremely relevant to the current state of our world. I just wish it was a little more digestible. I believe I was about 3 hours from the end of the audiobook
dark
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Clair Danes did a great job with the narration on this book. It took a while for me to actually start this book, but I'm glad I did. Atwood's descriptions painted an excellent picture of what this terrible life must have been like. Still a great book, though! I will definitely reread this one.
Couldn't put it down
I usually don't read dystopian novels, but The Handmaid's Tale kept me riveted. Definitely worth the read as a caricature of today's social and political trends
I usually don't read dystopian novels, but The Handmaid's Tale kept me riveted. Definitely worth the read as a caricature of today's social and political trends
dark
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes