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320 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781328879943
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Mariner Books
Publication date: 25 April 2017
Description
Before The Testaments, there was The Handmaid's Tale: an instant classic and eerily prescient cultural phenomenon, from "the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction" (New York Times). The Handmaid's Tale is a novel of such power that the reade...
Community Reviews Summary of 163,818 reviews
Moods
tense 62%
reflective 50%
emotional 43%
challenging 42%
sad 42%
mysterious 24%
adventurous 7%
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: 20% | 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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Suicide, Infertility, Death320 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781328879943
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Mariner Books
Publication date: 25 April 2017
Description
Before The Testaments, there was The Handmaid's Tale: an instant classic and eerily prescient cultural phenomenon, from "the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction" (New York Times). The Handmaid's Tale is a novel of such power that the reade...
Community Reviews Summary of 163,818 reviews
Moods
tense 62%
reflective 50%
emotional 43%
challenging 42%
sad 42%
mysterious 24%
adventurous 7%
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: 20% | 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