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350 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307264602
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Everyman's Library
Publication date: 17 October 2006
Description
A gripping vision of our society radically overturned by a theocratic revolution, The Handmaid's Tale has become one of the most powerful and most widely read novels of our time. Margaret Atwood is "the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction" ...
Community Reviews Summary of 165,133 reviews
Moods
tense 62%
reflective 50%
emotional 43%
challenging 42%
sad 42%
mysterious 24%
adventurous 6%
informative 5%
hopeful 3%
inspiring 3%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Character: 38% | Plot: 15%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 37% | No: 22% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | No: 27% | Yes: 19% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 59% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 37% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 2%Average rating
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Rape, Misogyny, SexismModerate
Suicide, Infertility, Death350 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780307264602
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Everyman's Library
Publication date: 17 October 2006
Description
A gripping vision of our society radically overturned by a theocratic revolution, The Handmaid's Tale has become one of the most powerful and most widely read novels of our time. Margaret Atwood is "the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction" ...
Community Reviews Summary of 165,133 reviews
Moods
tense 62%
reflective 50%
emotional 43%
challenging 42%
sad 42%
mysterious 24%
adventurous 6%
informative 5%
hopeful 3%
inspiring 3%
funny 1%
Pace
slow 30%
fast 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Character: 38% | Plot: 15%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 37% | No: 22% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | No: 27% | Yes: 19% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 59% | It's complicated: 17% | Yes: 17% | N/A: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 37% | Yes: 31% | It's complicated: 28% | N/A: 2%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Misogyny, SexismModerate
Suicide, Infertility, Death