Orjattaresi by Margaret Atwood

12 hours, 33 minutes first pub 1985 (editions) user-added

fiction classics dystopian literary dark reflective tense medium-paced
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Offred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She may leave the home of the Commander and his wife once a day to walk to food markets whose signs are now pictures instead of words because women are no longer allowed to read. She must lie on her ...

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4.17
based on 217,451 reviews

Moods

dark: 90%

tense: 63%

reflective: 49%

emotional: 44%

challenging: 43%

sad: 43%

mysterious: 23%

adventurous: 6%

informative: 5%

hopeful: 3%

inspiring: 3%

funny: 1%


Pace

10% of readers chose fast
60% of readers chose medium
28% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

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

Strong character development?

35% of readers chose Yes
39% of readers chose Complicated
22% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

19% of readers chose Yes
52% of readers chose Complicated
26% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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
No
N/A

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
No
N/A

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