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The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

130 reviews

schmitzy_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Homophobia, Medical trauma, Murder, and Lesbophobia

ibook816's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, and War

noraaldn's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual harassment

Minor: Ableism, Homophobia, Infertility, Misogyny, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Abortion, and Gaslighting

salatwaffel's review against another edition

dark inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Homophobia, Miscarriage, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Hate crime, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

morgan_07's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

A well written and intriguing novel. As someone who loves dystopian novels and learning about women's issues, this book was right up my alley - especially since Atwood has said that the events of the novel all take precedents in real world events.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Homophobia, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

creepypiespice's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Cursing, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual violence, Torture, Kidnapping, Abortion, Lesbophobia, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Antisemitism, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

predro's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

unsaturated_phat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Best audiobook narration

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Islamophobia, and Religious bigotry

no_shelf_control's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

This was the first book I read for school that I would read on my own. It is emotional, thought-provoking, and deeply powerful. Incredible societal commentary, especially after Trump and the attempted coup on January 6th.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Pregnancy

michaelatrelby's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, and Pregnancy