The Handmaid's Tale
A Novel
by Margaret Atwood
Reading Level 8 Very Intense (Lvl 5)
Ages 13+
The text is written at a 8th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for teens (ages 13+), and the content is very intense with mature or graphic material.
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About This Book
In a future where a harsh regime controls every aspect of life, fertile women are forced into servitude to bear children for society's leaders. Stripped of her identity and freedom, one woman fights to hold on to her memories and hope in a world filled with oppression and fear. This powerful tale explores resilience and the fight for autonomy in a dystopian society.
Representation & Themes
DystopianFeminismSurvivalSocial JusticeIdentity & Self-DiscoveryTotalitarianism
For Parents
Content Intensity
Level 5 — Very Intense Gentle Mild Moderate Intense Very Intense
Graphic or sustained depictions of trauma, violence, or mature content.
Content Flags
Emotional: Loss & Grief Emotional: Fear & Anxiety Social: Religious Themes Social: War & Conflict Physical/Safety: Physical Danger
Data confidence: standard
Details
- ISBN
- 9780385490818
- Pages
- 311
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Published
- 2003?
- Type
- Fiction
Genres
Fiction
Subjects
brothelsCanadian authorsCanadian fantasy fictionCanadian fiction (fictional works by one author)Christian fundamentalismDystopian fictionDystopiasfantasy fictionFictionFiction, dystopianFiction, fantasy, generalhandmaidsLarge type booksMan-woman relationshipsMan-woman relationships, fictionmilitary dictatorshipMisogynyNew York Times bestsellernyt:e-book-fiction=2017-01-22nyt:trade-fiction-paperback=2017-02-26Old TestamentPoliticalpolitical fictionpregnancyreligious fanaticismrevolutionscience fictionScrabbleSocial aspectstheocracytheonomytotalitarianismUnited States CongressWomenStudy guidesHistory and criticismHandmaid's tale (Atwood, Margaret)Roman canadien de langue anglaiseMisogyniecollectionID:EanesChallengeRomans, nouvellesFemmescollectionID:ConroeChallengeFICTION / DystopianFICTION / PoliticalFICTION / Science FictionTeen fictionWorld literatureFiction subjectsScience fiction & fantasyComics & graphic novels, adaptationsComics & graphic novels, literaryComics & graphic novels, fantasyDystopianForeign relationsNeutralityLong Now Manual for Civilizationcollection:otherwise_tiptree_award=retrohonorEnglish literature
People
Margaret Atwood (1939-)OffredCommandersRachelBilhahAuntsHandmaidsMarthasEconowivesMoiraSerena JoyOfglenNickEyes of GodLukeProfessor Pieixoto
Places
Republic of GileadNew EnglandUnited States of AmericaCanadaJezebel'sColonies