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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
dark
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
“How did Gilead fall? Totalitarianism may crumble from within, as they fail to keep the promises that brought them to power; or they may be attacked from without; or both. There are no sure fire-formulas, since very little in history is inevitable.”
The handmaid’s tale is lonesome isolation, and the testaments are a display of sisterhood and its evil twin, female rivalry. I really enjoyed Aunt Lydia’s perspective and the clearer picture of how things descended. I have a lot to think about and will return with more thoughts.
The handmaid’s tale is lonesome isolation, and the testaments are a display of sisterhood and its evil twin, female rivalry. I really enjoyed Aunt Lydia’s perspective and the clearer picture of how things descended. I have a lot to think about and will return with more thoughts.
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I was enthralled by Aunt Lydia’s parts and intrigued by Agnes’. I was very bored by Daisy’s but put up with it to hear the other two stories unfold. As a family law practitioner, Aunt Lydia’s account of how this all came to be had me lying down on the floor in a dark room, wanting to cry but coming up empty.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder
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