41.5k reviews for:

The Handmaid's Tale

Margaret Atwood

4.18 AVERAGE

kimandowl's review against another edition

4.25

dark mysterious reflective 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: No

carp02's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark reflective 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: Complicated

semarl's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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A painful and emotional book to read, especially as a young mother, but it felt required given the political environment of today.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Pregnancy

Minor: Abortion

vego's review against another edition

3.75

dark sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

tsekne's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

anxty's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy

Moderate: Sexual content, Violence

Minor: War

inang13's review against another edition

4.75

dark reflective sad medium-paced

mege_'s review against another edition

4.75

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

azita's review against another edition

5.0

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I just finished listening to the audiobook of this marvelous work and I've already decided that I want to read it as well, which seldom happens for me with novels. This is such a rich, insightful book, and so much of it is true about any theocracy, including that of Iran, where I come from.

monicarent's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional informative reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes