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The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

130 reviews

bkjoap's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense fast-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? Yes

3.5

This is one of those dystopian books that hit a little too close. I did enjoy how it was written (switching between scenes, lack of punctuation, the descriptive storytelling). It’s interesting that a book written nearly 40 years ago still doesn’t feel dated and still feels like it could actually happen in our world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Suicide and Abortion

Minor: Homophobia

caity_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Brilliant. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Kidnapping, and Grief

megan_j's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I don’t know what I was thinking first time round with rating this 3. Listened the audiobook this time and LOVED it. Margaret Atwood is a genius and I also hate her for it. She brings everything you dread into reality. I think this is especially poignant for women because we all need to be more aware of the world around us, and how small injustices can add up to something much bigger eventually. LOVE LOVE LOVE 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, and Classism

chacepaulson's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility and Sexism

Moderate: Homophobia, Rape, and Abortion

schreavewhore's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.25

I personally think the show is better but there are some qualities in the book I prefer. For example, I think Book Nick shows more personality that TV Nick. But overall I think the show was more interesting especially when it came to Serena Joy’s character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Homophobia and Miscarriage

Minor: Suicide

lizjenkins's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

The ending felt blunt and unfinished. Seeing as it was originally meant to be a standalone novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Homophobia

Minor: Suicide

kyrab's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment

jonsnowsmanbun's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.75

„ Don't let the bastards grind you down.“

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting

lisawen's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I heard good things about this show so I kept an open mind while reading the book and I usually do not read dystopian novels but I really liked this one. Atwood's description of the different settings and the narrator's feelings really stood out to me and adds an important element to this novel.

There were parts of the book where the plot went back in time to describe the narrator having a flashback. Although that was confusing at first, I slowly got used to it due to the fact that I understood the names and the settings better. It also played a big part in informing the reader about what previously happened and the current setting got less and less confusing as more and more questions were answered. 

I also have to say that finishing this book left me scrambling to google the sequel since the cliffhanger left me with various speculations. I quickly learned that season one of the show only covers the first book and the rest of the seasons may not be related to the sequel since it did not come out at that time yet. I will most likely read the sequel over watching the show since it contains sensitive content. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Abortion, and Pregnancy

nyxiee's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

ok tbh i only read this bc of my english class n i had low expectations of it bc the other students seemed to struggle reading it/read it ahead and hated it ,,  BUUTT i am soo glad my teacher picked this book !!! literally most of my time was occupied with homework and academics that i never had time to read since i was a child ,, so being forced to read this literally reignited my passion for books!!!  the themes, the plot and the world building was quite entertaining!!! ESPECIALLY THE NARRATION / VISUAL DESCRIPTIONS!!! THEY WERE IMMACULATE N R THE VERY REASON WHY I LOVE THIS BOOK SOOO MUCH!!! n i mean ive read some peoples reviews who actually think this aspect of the book is its biggest weakness bc it goes on and on in unnecessary tangents about the setting, symbols, and flashbacks ,, but personally its my fav thing about books and the whoollee reason why i even read !!! this book literally made me be engulfed by the story and escape reality to the point where when i did stop reading to take a break, i was like where am i?? this aint my room?? n i was like oooo that world doesnt exist ... handmaids arent reall oop-

anygays ,, when it comes to characters i actually really ddint like the main character n was dissappointed that the perspective wasnt from moiras bc she was my fav and most relatable lesbian character!! also serena joys + ofglens characters were quite compelling and i enjoyed them too!! other than that, i only wished the characters were more on my par of standards.

overall love love love this book specifically for its atmosphere, setting, symbols, and visual descriptions!! the only down side is some of the characters i personally didnt like. sooo i def reccomend this book if you can handle the narration (which has a lot of flashbacks that some people critiqued to be confusing but i find very informative n helped me pieced together the story but to each their own) and writing style (which has a lot beautiful descriptions of setting n symbols)!! <33

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Homophobia and Lesbophobia