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The Handmaid's Tale

Margaret Atwood (1985)

Subgenre

Age groupAdult 18+

Content ratingR

Pages350 (Standard (250-400))

Series/the-handmaids-tale" #

SettingSecondary World

CSM age16+

Goodreads4.15/5 (2473023)

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Content levels

ViolenceModerate

Sexual contentModerate

LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

Sexual Assault Rape Slavery Forced Pregnancy Reproductive Coercion Domestic Violence Emotional Abuse Mental Manipulation Suicide Totalitarianism Religious Extremism Loss of Autonomy Misogyny Homophobia Execution Violence Infertility

Positive tags

Survival Resilience Feminist Themes

Heroine archetypes

Slave / Bondsman (Escaping)Tortured Heroine Reluctant Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Vengeance-Driven

Tropes

Dystopian Society Totalitarian Regime Resistance Religious Theocracy Gender Oppression Loss of Identity Forbidden Knowledge Unreliable Narrator

Themes

Power and Corruption Gender and Patriarchy Freedom vs Control Resistance Identity Survival Totalitarianism Reproductive Rights Memory and Truth

Synopsis

Discover The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood, a dystopian novel exploring power, gender, control, and survival in Gilead.

Tags

DystopianPolitical ThrillerLiterary FictionFeminist LiteratureSpeculative Fiction