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

17 reviews

nagoatsis's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, War, Death, Misogyny, Rape, and Sexism

Moderate: Abortion and Mental illness

livyq666's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Toxic relationship, Slavery, Physical abuse, Suicide, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, War, Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, Infertility, Police brutality, Violence, Cursing, and Emotional abuse

coopclown's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Homophobia, Infertility, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, War, Confinement, Infidelity, Suicide, Hate crime, Religious bigotry, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Genocide, Body shaming, Classism, Gun violence, Mental illness, and Torture

Minor: Fatphobia, Blood, and Adult/minor relationship

nad_books623's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I loved the added detail of red during certain scenes. As well as the strong contrast of the blue room and Offred's red dress. Towards the end of the book I felt like I missed a page or that there was a weird time jump. I also wish some things were more clear, but maybe that's explained in the novel and the show. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Infertility, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicide, Medical trauma, Religious bigotry, Sexism, and Confinement

Moderate: Gun violence and Violence

Minor: Alcohol, Fatphobia, and War

spoon01's review

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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Suicide

Minor: War

megangrace's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Death, Pregnancy, Violence, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, and Rape

Minor: War

taija_p's review

adventurous dark sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Suicide, Hate crime, War, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infertility, Kidnapping, Trafficking, and Violence

howlinglibraries's review

5.0

 I've never read The Handmaid's Tale in its original format (or seen the television show), but I was generally familiar with the subject and so, when I saw that my library had a graphic novel adaptation, I thought that might be a good way of determining if I want to pick up the original novel or not.

Since this is my introduction to the story, I can't say if it's a faithful adaptation, but I can say that it was an excellent, haunting read on its own. It didn't delve into much backstory at all on how things came to be or what life is like for women outside of The Red Centre, but it touched briefly on the conditions in the Colonies and Jezebel's, and it definitely made me interested in learning more. My only complaint was that the ending felt so abrupt, but at the same time, I can see that it was done so intentionally, and it made sense. I probably won't be rushing to pick up the original book right away, but only because I know it's going to be such a difficult read emotionally.

✨ Representation: queer and BIPOC side characters 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Transphobia, Rape, Misogyny, Infidelity, Ableism, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Murder, Blood, Religious bigotry, Infertility, Homophobia, Suicide, Torture, and War

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

cpersin's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Slavery, Sexual assault, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Rape, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Car accident, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Infertility, Lesbophobia, Murder, Police brutality, and Slavery

Minor: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Miscarriage, Homophobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and War