Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

254 reviews

dev921's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Medical content, Rape, Death, Deportation, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Blood, Miscarriage, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Child death, Confinement, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Self harm, and Sexual violence

claireswale's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

I read this book because I know it’s somewhat of a classic and I never watched the TV series so I wanted to know what it’s all about. I didn’t really like the main character as she seemed a little weak to me but she kind of admits that herself. The pace is slow because you don’t really find out what’s actually going on until the last chapter which is a little frustrating. Even then there are a lot of unanswered questions. I had to google for an explanation of the ending because I needed to see what other people got out of it that I might have missed! It’s also pretty eerie to read in a post Roe v Wade world…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Infertility, and Suicide

Moderate: Death, Antisemitism, and Miscarriage

roseisvibing's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual content, Rape, Misogyny, Blood, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Slavery, Body horror, Murder, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, and Religious bigotry

alicemorrison1029's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Miscarriage, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, and Infertility

paris_olivia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Gaslighting, Grief, Miscarriage, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Slavery, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual violence

pandalesque's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual violence, Violence, Gaslighting, Antisemitism, Infertility, Child death, Racism, Miscarriage, and Slavery

bhasknees's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Moderate: Death

Minor: Miscarriage

jayasilog's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.0

i read this after reading 1984 and parable of the sower— chefs kiss.

i decided to read bc i was like why is this famous and banned, and i did not regret, p cool tbh

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Sexual content, Suicide, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Sexism, Homophobia, and Drug use

Minor: Miscarriage, Infertility, Torture, Rape, Abortion, War, and Religious bigotry

sophia__'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, and Rape

tarines316's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

While the book is slow paced, I think the writing allows the reader to understand more of the main character’s inner thoughts. The book provides an interesting and sobering look at how certain ideologies can progress and cause complete societal collapse. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Violence, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Sexual violence