4.18 AVERAGE

dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
challenging dark sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Is life imitating art or art imitating life?
dark emotional reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

my coworkers have told me to stop reading sad books. i enjoyed it but it did make me sad. hope i’ve got a happier book in my stash in my tent.

The historical notes at the end were rage bait
challenging dark informative medium-paced
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
dark reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I can't understand the hype behind this book. To me the story was pretty flat, it was going nowhere. And the plot was so hard to believe. What was the point of Wives? How are people earning money? Why aren't most of the Handmaids pregnant if that was their purpose?