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anh_read's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0
Graphic: Trafficking, Violence, Rape, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Blood, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Grief, Torture, Sexism, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Infertility, Sexual content, War, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Death, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, and Slavery
Moderate: Miscarriage, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Deportation
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pandemic/Epidemic, and Panic attacks/disorders
annabelle6969's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicide, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, and Violence
Moderate: War
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis
hleary's review
- Loveable characters? No
4.5
Moderate: Religious bigotry, Death, Gore, Pregnancy, Rape, Confinement, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Medical trauma, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide
ehutton322's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Torture, Rape, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Trafficking, and Suicide
mikala's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Slavery, Religious bigotry, Confinement, Death, Hate crime, and Infertility
Moderate: Transphobia, Alcohol, Sexual content, Biphobia, Abortion, Forced institutionalization, Miscarriage, Blood, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic relationship
lily1304's review
- Strong character development? No
4.0
It's interesting that the narrator seems to downplay the racist aspects of Gilead - we learn more about that from the epilogue than the narrator. I only saw a few episodes of the Amazon TV series, but half the reason I watched it was for Samira Wiley as Moira. I guess there's a trade-off - if Amazon wanted a racially diverse cast, they had to ignore the way that racism and sexism are intertwined, & would have to be intertwined in an American regime like Gilead. But Amazon didn't seem to care that much about fidelity to the novel anyway.
I also noticed more the way the narrator's mother is sort of complicit with the coup leading to Gilead. Her mother is a feminist but shares some of the same broad goals as Gilead - pornography is evil, women shouldn't be sexualized, every child should be a wanted child, women should be free from sexual harassment. The scene where
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence
Moderate: Antisemitism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Torture
Minor: Abortion, Alcohol, Animal death, Miscarriage, and War
therobinjoyce's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
The system of Gilead within the book is so brutal and cruel yet it highlighted the true capabilities of man. What man can do to one another, and just how dangerous and misogyny can be.
There are so many other reviewers who could word their feelings about this book with much more eloquence than I'm capable of, but if I had to leave this review with one closing thought I would tell you that this book will change your life. It will make you think and question and ponder so many different things and appreciate the lives and freedom we are able to live in this bustling modern era. How lucky we are and how we need to remember this fact.
Graphic: Gun violence and Misogyny
Moderate: Blood, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Homophobia, Infertility, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, and Violence
Minor: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Miscarriage, Abortion, and Child death