Reviews tagging 'Infertility'

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

26 reviews

happyunicorn7's review

dark tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Rape

Moderate: Sexism, Confinement, Blood, Body shaming, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Classism, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Infertility, Death, Deportation, Forced institutionalization, and Emotional abuse

rhiannon814r's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Infertility, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Confinement, Blood, and Slavery

Moderate: Infidelity, Death, Trafficking, Suicide, Misogyny, and Colonisation

Minor: Body shaming, Abortion, and Miscarriage

karydiazc's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

4.5

Me regalaron este libro y debo decir que fue un muy bien regalo. Es di ícil y desgarrador es pensar lo fácil que algo así podría suceder en nuestra sociedad con el movimiento de algunas personas en el poder. 

Este es un libro que toca temas fuertes que tal vez a simple vista no lo pareciera, pero te deja pensando. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Miscarriage, Confinement, Infidelity, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Infertility, and Rape

Moderate: Confinement, Gaslighting, Death, Infertility, Abortion, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Miscarriage, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Slavery, and Rape

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

kasaya_mt33's review against another edition

dark reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

This dystopian world that Atwood has created is chilling in its portrayal of female bodily autonomy and how it can be erased from society. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Infertility, Suicide, Confinement, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Misogyny, and Miscarriage

queerloras's review

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Rape, Miscarriage, Blood, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Medical content, Suicide, Body shaming, Police brutality, and Sexual assault

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

theaceofpages's review

challenging dark sad fast-paced

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

3.5

I don't know how much it is because I don't read many graphic novels,  but I feel like you might struggle to follow this if you aren't familiar with the story. I'm vaguely familiar with the plot but still felt a little lost at times. That being said, the art is absolutely beautiful and I enjoyed the different colour choices for different times and themes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Infertility, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Rape, and Infidelity

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Abortion