Literary Fiction
The Handmaid's Tale A Novel
1998·336 pages
In a theocratic dystopia, a fertile woman is enslaved as a Handmaid to bear children for the ruling class.
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In a theocratic dystopia, a fertile woman is enslaved as a Handmaid to bear children for the ruling class.
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • An instant classic and eerily prescient cultural phenomenon, from “the patron saint of feminist dystopian fiction” ( The New York Times ) • The sixth and final season of the award-winning Hulu series starring Elisabeth Moss is now streaming Look for The Testaments , the bestselling, award-winning sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale In Margaret Atwood’s dystopian future, environmental disasters and declining birthrates have led to a Second American Civil War. The result i...
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What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Coerced sexual servitude and ritualized encounters central to the regime
Violence & gore
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Public executions, hangings, and implied state violence
Profanity
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Occasional mild profanity in dialogue
Substance use
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Social drinking in limited settings
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Lesbian character and suppressed queer relationships
Religious content
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Theocratic regime with distorted biblical rituals and scripture
Magic & witchcraft
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No magical elements present
Occult / demonology
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No occult content depicted
Political content
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Central critique of totalitarianism and gender-based oppression
Self-harm / suicide
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References to suicide and despair among oppressed characters
Abuse & suffering
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Sexual slavery, forced reproduction, systemic cruelty and oppression
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