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The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

261 reviews

sydneylount's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Miscarriage

strwbrrymlklvr's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Really liked it, despite how hard it could be to read emotionally. It is sad how relatable the content could be, yet also eye-opening. It was easy enough to read technically even though it was text dense and moved from one idea to the next without much of a transition. Some pages took me a couple of reads in order to fully grasp what was being said, but I feel that it didn’t take away from the experience. The final chapter felt like a true kick in the gut for our dear Offred. Every time she believed one thing or another, there was always a man to pull his power over her. 

There were things I wish could’ve been answered or done, but I realize that the way it was written was intentional and purposeful, yet my reader’s heart wants tidy ends. What happens to Offred, truly? And to her daughter, to Luke, to Nick? Why was Gilead really put in place?  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy

moonchild_cos's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, and War

h2so4's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

Starts off slightly slow, but it soon gets better. Highly recommend.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Miscarriage and Murder

vedpears's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

It is unsettling how sentiments and rhetoric shared in this story are echoed in today's political climate in the USA. 
I checked this out from the public library, but this may be a book that I have to purchase for my own personal library. There are warnings in here that should be heeded. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Blood, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

directorpurry's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Islamophobia, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Miscarriage, Antisemitism, and Islamophobia

Minor: Animal death and War

justme_0145's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

vivivi'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

Hooolyyyyyyyy snaps! 

As I've said a few other times before, this was rather disturbing. Sickening how twisted society became (twisted — not created from nothing, but from our current society: twisted, bent, pressed, and reformed into the Gileadean era). But I had to finish the book! I kept cheering for her and wanting to know if she escapes. 

I think my rage at the professor in the end shows just how invested I was in her story and how much of it I believed. I'm also creeped out by the professor's tone. Maybe it's just me, but it sounds like he tries to be all reasonable and aimeable while every other sentence sows distrust in her record.

I didn't expect it to end the way it did, but it definitely reads like a diary that was secretly recorded by a survivor, so I'm not too surprised. There's a lot to unpack in this book, and it's one of those that stays in your head even after you've finished it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Infertility

Minor: Animal death, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

emfass's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

I have no idea why the heck I felt inspired to re-read The Handmaid's Tale at a time with lots of other hard things going on in my life, but there you go. 

Loved Claire Danes' narration, as well as the expanded materials at the end that Atwood wrote. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, and Classism

Moderate: Body horror, Homophobia, Sexual content, Torture, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Lesbophobia, and Deportation

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical content, Death of parent, and War

melmills's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

The handmaids tale is a brilliant novel. The writing is absolutely perfect. The book contains so many interesting points of consideration and overall a thought provoking story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility and Miscarriage