41.6k reviews for:

The Handmaid's Tale

Margaret Atwood

4.18 AVERAGE

ssaekaye's review against another edition

2.0

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the subject matter was so dark and gross, i found it hard to read through. makes good points though.

raellerivera's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

coolleenn's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

cielland's review against another edition

3.5

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I believe in the objective quality of this book far more than I believe in my subjective enjoyment of it.

tallcanuck79's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Read after long on my list. Her short, clipped writing style with a plethora of commas was hard to get into at first. Main character was very interesting. Wish more of her mother or Serena Joy in it. The epilogue (no spoilers) could have been another book. Sad it ended there! Very timely subject matter and reminiscent of 1984 and Fahrenheit 

linlila's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense

tofrm's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

x_xnilahx_x's review against another edition

5.0

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Absolutely life changing, the sign of a real five star read.
Even A-level English Literature couldn’t ruin this book for me. That should be a testament to how amazing it is. I constantly kept asking myself how in the world these sentences were able to come out of someone’s brain. Margret Atwood, you bloody genius.

alehsan's review against another edition

4.25

reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

cew20's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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: No