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The Handmaid's Tale (Graphic Novel) by Margaret Atwood

8 reviews

good_names_dont_exist's review

challenging dark sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry and Abortion

Moderate: Sexual assault, Bullying, and Infertility

It’s the handmaids tale, so know what you’re getting into

cady_sass's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

5.0

I am in AWE. This is gorgeous. Immaculate. Read the graphic novel, I beg you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Grief, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Infidelity, Trafficking, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, War, Lesbophobia, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Body horror, Body shaming, Colonisation, Death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Homophobia, Medical content, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, and Violence

gabrielleclarke05's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Ouch. The illustrations were great and the story was sad 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual violence, Torture, Abortion, Body shaming, Colonisation, Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Acephobia/Arophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Confinement, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, and War

Moderate: Religious bigotry and Torture

elizalavenza's review

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Pregnancy, and Suicide

Minor: Ableism, Eating disorder, and Miscarriage

kingorgan's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Violence, Suicide, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Murder, Misogyny, Infertility, Infidelity, Rape, and Homophobia

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, and Death

mengzhenreads's review

dark reflective tense medium-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? No

4.0

Great, terrifying story. I loved the art style and thought the visual storytelling was really beautiful so yayyy. Definitely worth the read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Miscarriage, Ableism, Torture, Eating disorder, and Homophobia

prinytona's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Infertility, Pregnancy, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Abortion, Bullying, and Suicide

betweentheshelves's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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? No

5.0

Re-read this for a banned book club discussion about graphic novel adaptations of banned books (of which there are actually a lot!). I'm still impressed by how this book was adapted into the graphic novel form, using color to emphasize the separation of women, and the overall structure of society. It really is a well-illustrated book.

This is an absolutely gorgeous adaptation of The Handmaid's Tale, and I thoroughly enjoyed that it existed separately from the show. It's its own entity. The images themselves are gorgeous and bring to life this amazing book that Margaret Atwood created.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Miscarriage, Bullying, and Death

Minor: Eating disorder and Ableism