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352 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780062331175
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Ecco Press
Publication date: 12 May 2015
Description
The Handmaid's Tale meets The Hunger Games in this brilliantly imagined debut set in an ancient culture where only the queen may breed and deformity means death.Flora 717 is a sanitation worker, a member of the lowest caste in her orchard hive whe...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,634 reviews
Moods
tense 41%
emotional 35%
dark 32%
informative 30%
mysterious 26%
reflective 23%
challenging 18%
hopeful 17%
inspiring 13%
sad 11%
lighthearted 6%
funny 3%
relaxing 2%
Pace
fast 19%
slow 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 47% | Character: 35% | Plot: 16% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 9% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 13%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 39% | No: 22% | N/A: 22% | Yes: 15%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 39% | No: 31% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal death, Child death, ViolenceModerate
Grief, Sexual harassment, SexismMinor
Suicide, Sexual content
352 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780062331175
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Ecco Press
Publication date: 12 May 2015
Description
The Handmaid's Tale meets The Hunger Games in this brilliantly imagined debut set in an ancient culture where only the queen may breed and deformity means death.Flora 717 is a sanitation worker, a member of the lowest caste in her orchard hive whe...
Community Reviews Summary of 5,634 reviews
Moods
tense 41%
emotional 35%
dark 32%
informative 30%
mysterious 26%
reflective 23%
challenging 18%
hopeful 17%
inspiring 13%
sad 11%
lighthearted 6%
funny 3%
relaxing 2%
Pace
fast 19%
slow 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 47% | Character: 35% | Plot: 16% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 9% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 24% | No: 13%Diverse cast of characters?
It's complicated: 39% | No: 22% | N/A: 22% | Yes: 15%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 39% | No: 31% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal death, Child death, ViolenceModerate
Grief, Sexual harassment, SexismMinor
Suicide, Sexual content