Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

The Handmaid's Tale: The Graphic Novel by Margaret Atwood

17 reviews

cpersin's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Slavery, Sexual assault, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Rape, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Car accident, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Lesbophobia, Murder, Police brutality, and Slavery

Minor: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Miscarriage, Homophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War

marissaam12's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-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? No

4.5

A great book with a fascinating story setting. Some parts are so dark it’s hard to read, but definitely a book I think everyone should read at some point. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

jainabee's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This graphic adaptation is visually beautiful and conveys the dystopian tone and social complexities of the story in a way that enhanced my appreciation for Atwood's novel. (I haven't seen the TV series) There is enough discretion in the visual details that much is left to the reader's imagination, yet the horror of the story's reality is not diminished. This is dark, depressing stuff, especially since the fiction is not far enough away from the facts.

There's no happy ending

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, War, Grief, Murder, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Classism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Genocide, Infertility, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Deadnaming, Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Racism, Ableism, Abortion, and Infidelity

This is a dystopian classic; enter at own risk.

gabrielleclarke05's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Ouch. The illustrations were great and the story was sad 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual violence, Torture, Abortion, Body shaming, Colonisation, Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Acephobia/Arophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Confinement, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, and War

Moderate: Religious bigotry and Torture

simixfe's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Abortion, War, and Suicide

Minor: Child death and Eating disorder

rubydagger's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Kidnapping and Medical content

Minor: Abortion, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Infertility, Islamophobia, and Miscarriage

mengzhenreads's review against another edition

dark 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Great, terrifying story. I loved the art style and thought the visual storytelling was really beautiful so yayyy. Definitely worth the read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Miscarriage, Ableism, Torture, Eating disorder, and Homophobia