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degger74's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Sexism and Violence
nicekweenreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This book is very intense, especially given the current political climate. The first few chapters do a wonderful job at creating this Dystopian world that isn't too far from our own. The book really shines with its world building, including the misogynistic government leaders who subdue women in the name of righteousness. I hate read this first third of this book, which to me, is a sign of powerful righting.
I really liked how to scope of the Dystopian world was told through an individual's perspective. The reader isn't keen to governmental plans, only the slight change in policies that push ever so slightly to a new world. The main character's regrets and shame over her own inaction before the world turned is very haunting.
I feel like the ending was too quick and the ending didn't quite match the tonal horror set earlier in the book. I would still recommend if you are interested in a modern day The Handmaid's tale.
Graphic: Violence, Medical content, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Child abuse
helfire124's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
nahal3's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia
Moderate: Animal death, Torture, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail
boliv3's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Misogyny and Violence
drjoannehill's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I'd heard poor reviews of this book so avoided it for a while, but I came across the audiobook. I'm glad to have read it - although it's not a book to enjoy - and it has been especially emotive this week as exactly the sort of language used by the fictional politicians has been reported by the actual Republican candidates in the 2024 election - immoral women, shut them up, family values. In the book, the main character wonders how it all came to this - the drip drip drip, how much can they get away with? While, also knowing that things like this already happen around the world, and it is only when imagining it happening in the West that it feels shocking.
The book is funny (finding humour where you can) and tense. It is kind of a copy of The Handmaid's Tale without the sexual slavery and forced pregnancy.
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Violence, Medical content, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Homophobia, Murder, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia
sydresnik's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Abortion, and Pregnancy
theycallmerash's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Medical content, Religious bigotry, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Infidelity, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, and Pregnancy
mels_reading_log's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content
eilidhcan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism
Moderate: Gun violence and Violence