Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

22 reviews

emiliaelko's review

dark slow-paced

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

4.0

Very hard to read because it is so dark 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Suicide, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Genocide, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Infertility, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Violence

isabellaizzyj's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Classism, Homophobia, Sexism, Sexual content, and Suicide

Moderate: Death, Medical trauma, and Miscarriage

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

magickshop's review

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Medical trauma, and Violence

Minor: Miscarriage and Adult/minor relationship

clapyourshands's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Torture, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Trafficking, Slavery, Confinement, Death, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Pregnancy, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Classism, Adult/minor relationship, Miscarriage, and Infertility

rettasbookshelf's review

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Torture, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Rape, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Infertility, Gun violence, Grief, Death, and Alcohol

tonjebjorkenes's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Murder, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Violence, Rape, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Infertility, Hate crime, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

tangylad's review

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Infertility, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Infertility and Animal death

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

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

verykarie's review

dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Forced institutionalization, Infertility, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Sexism

michaelatrelby's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Infertility, Homophobia, Hate crime, Grief, Emotional abuse, Death, Cursing, Blood, Antisemitism, Adult/minor relationship, and Ableism