41.6k reviews for:

The Handmaid's Tale

Margaret Atwood

4.18 AVERAGE

george_for_short's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

potatobender_'s review against another edition

4.75

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

mprairiedog's review against another edition

4.0

dark reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

soupy_soup's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

catsliketuna's review against another edition

3.5

dark sad 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: N/A

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Colonisation, War

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Grief, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Pandemic/Epidemic

khlochette's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

thenugwizard's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mcosgrove16's review against another edition

3.0

challenging medium-paced

mamahouse's review against another edition

4.0

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I was so confused, disturbed and just horrified by this book. I am glad I read it, but really hard read.

julie_cottrell's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced