scrimpie 's review for:

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

DID NOT FINISH: 75%

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I found this book to be stomach-turning in it's self-gratification and performance of what I found to be an "icky" fetishization of victimhood tropes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Classism