The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

The Handmaid's Tale

The Handmaid's Tale #1

Margaret Atwood

324 pages first pub 1985 (editions)

fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
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The Republic of Gilead offers Offred only one function: to breed . If she deviates, she will, like dissenters, be hanged at the wall or sent out to die slowly of radiation sickness. But even a repressive state cannot obliterate desire - neither Of...

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Community Reviews

4.17
based on 229,848 reviews

Moods

dark: 90%

tense: 63%

reflective: 49%

emotional: 44%

sad: 44%

challenging: 43%

mysterious: 23%

adventurous: 6%

informative: 6%

hopeful: 3%

inspiring: 3%

funny: 1%


Pace

11% of readers chose fast
60% of readers chose medium
27% of readers chose slow
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Plot or character driven?

14% of readers chose Plot
46% of readers chose A mix
37% of readers chose Character
Plot
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Character

Strong character development?

35% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
22% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
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Complicated
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Loveable characters?

19% of readers chose Yes
52% of readers chose Complicated
25% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
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Complicated
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Diverse cast of characters?

17% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
58% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
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Flaws of characters a main focus?

30% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose Complicated
37% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
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