Reviews tagging 'Colonisation'

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

20 reviews

jennino's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, Classism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexism, Slavery, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Violence, and War

jhaneveauguste's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, War, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Violence, Misogyny, and Suicide

anotheranomaly_'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Colonisation, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Medical content, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Genocide, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Slavery, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Violence, Religious bigotry, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, War, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Blood, Homophobia, Mental illness, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Classism, Police brutality, Body shaming, Cursing, and Death

q17's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Sexual content, Sexism, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Rape, Police brutality, and Infertility

Moderate: Hate crime, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, and Miscarriage

Minor: Child abuse, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Xenophobia, Classism, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, Abortion, Acephobia/Arophobia, Ableism, Abandonment, Alcohol, Death, Grief, War, Mental illness, Medical content, Racism, and Violence

accio_gays's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

2.0

This was a struggle for me to read, I had to put it down several times to regain a clear state of mind. I would if you think this story might affect you look up content warnings beforehand, because its intense. Overall, I had high expectations for this book after all the hype due to the tv show, but was quite disappointed by it. I'm really not a fan of slow moving books and this was slow. I'm not a fan of dnfing books and I had to read this for sixth form, but after reading it I would never choose to read it in my personal time, and enjoy the book, because I didn't like it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Blood, Bullying, Colonisation, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Gaslighting, War, Violence, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Sexism, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Rape, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Murder, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Medical content

Minor: Homophobia, Infertility, and Grief

darbo's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I’ll be fully honest, I needed my girlfriend to explain some things to me as we buddy-read this. It was, at times, hard for me to understand and follow what was going on - especially so in some night chapters - but in the end I managed to get the full picture of it and I ended up really enjoying this. It’s a very well written dystopian novel that follows our main character, Offred, through her daily life and thoughts as she goes along, through what can only be described as tyranny. I thoroughly enjoyed this, with the exception of one particular chapter - although relevant to story. I highly recommend this to any dystopia fans out there, and I personally am looking forward to reading its sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Misogyny

Moderate: Police brutality, Pregnancy, Death, Sexual assault, Slavery, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, and Violence

Minor: Blood, Colonisation, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Grief, Miscarriage, and War

carlas97's review against another edition

dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Genocide, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, and War

theresejs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Colonisation, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, and Trafficking

evilyn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-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? Yes

5.0

Obviously there are so many layers but if you haven't reread or read this after 2020 I would strongly recommend it because it's a very different perspective. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, War, Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Rape, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Murder, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Infertility, Homophobia, Grief, Genocide, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Death, Colonisation, Antisemitism, Ableism, Abandonment, and Abortion

cdt96's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

A dark yet scarily relevant book. Atwood said herself she never included anything that hasn't happened to women before. Now more than ever women should read this book as if it is a warning. This book shows a time before Gilead which unfortunately resonates with today's political and cultural landscapes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Rape, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Murder, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, Infertility, Grief, Gaslighting, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Medical content, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Trafficking, Violence, Vomit, and Adult/minor relationship