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Jan 10, 2024dtigerpoi71 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
a predictive narative about possible senarios to play out in the soon to be established Christian Caliphate.. the forces of gummint and religeon, including maybe especialy, the vatican, are buisy this minute working out the details. with…
Jan 10, 2024runningbeat rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Sequel to Handmaid’s Tail (1985). Novel is 15 yrs after the events and narrated by Aunt Lydia. It alternates between 3 women which is what confused me throughout the book. I wish I would have read more about book first and then would have…
Sep 19, 2023mcclellamsT rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
Hateful and damaging. Degrading to women, men and religion. This is one of those books that pushes the agenda that men are rapists and all religion is evil. This book looked like it was supposed to celebrate women; instead it demeans…
Sep 11, 2023kmukund92 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
The handmaids tale had a profound effect on me when I read it. So, I was excited to read its sequel. But, I guess for me, the sequel didn’t deliver as much as I expected out of it. The initial few chapters were exciting. Going back and…
Sep 09, 2023SillySunnySher rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
I couldn't get interested in it. It isn't gripping like "Handmaid's Tale." I only read a few chapters. It's a different style than its predesesor.
Aug 05, 2023Isorensensoarin rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A worthy sequel to Margaret Atwood's classic dystopia. Like "The Handmaid's Tale," the story (written from three perspectives) possesses its disturbing scenes and characters, but also holds moments of emotional strength, history, and epic…
Feb 24, 2023Ananyaravi06 rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
This sequel to the "Handmaid's Tale" is the story of the fall of the Gilead. The story follows 3 main characters: Aunt Lydia, Agnes (an aspiring Aunt), and Daisy (who moves from Canada to the Gilead). I understand the premise of the novel…
Jul 07, 2022Jenkskitten rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Weird approach to writing. There are 3 main characters, each written account is in first person, which causes some minor confusion as they enter the story. The beginning starts with the end of the midlife of one and as the story…
May 06, 2022williamjpratt rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
An excellent plot-driven page turner set in a dystopian North America in the near future. Incredible craft and story structure with a few big reveals along the way. You could almost read this without reading The Handmaid's Tale first,…
Apr 01, 2022peachmcd rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
If you hated the Handmaid's Tale, you have no reason to read this. If you loved the Handmaid's Tale, this sequel will be a welcome and satisfying closure. I am in the second camp.
Mar 21, 2022cmlibrary_MegMH rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Fans of The Handmaid's Tale will be thrilled to read this next chapter of life in Gilead. Published 35 years later (though not quite so long in the book), Margaret Atwood takes us back to the terrifying version of the United States where a…
Mar 19, 2022Cidherman rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
THE TESTAMENTS is the sequel to Margaret Attwoods's classic, THE HANDMAID'S TALE. 35 years separate the two books. Quite honestly, I can barely remember anything about the first book except for the general premise and that I wasn't as…
Dec 10, 2021ethanl2014 rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Margaret Atwood’s sequel to her acclaimed hit The Handmaid’s Tale is simply wonderful, filled with unique and thrilling stories. The Testaments gives us more worldbuilding into the dystopian world of Gilead, and it is both thrilling and…
Nov 23, 2021
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Aug 02, 2021thaitea7009 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Being the sequel to the legendary classic, “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “The Testaments” has had massive expectations even before it was released. Whether this book is better than its predecessor, I’m leaning towards the first, though I do need…
Jul 22, 2021BeauCoquelicot rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Twice (or more) as good as the Handmaid’s Tale. Easily the best Margaret Atwood novel yet!
Apr 30, 2021
I read this book using my favorite prompt from a past POPSUGAR reading challenge. of course i always use the prompt. read the next book in a series. i was both pleased and upset by this book. 1) i was pleased because it is an awesome…
Apr 21, 2021TEENREVIEWCREW rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I enjoyed this book more than The Handmaids Tale. Considering it's the sequel, I expected a continuation of The Handmaids Tale but was pleasantly surprised with the book. Though I must say the writing style is still not my favourite and it…
Mar 28, 2021kwsmith rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Written in 2019, the long overdue sequel to *The Handmaid's Tale* sadly reads like one of those bland and boring teenage feminist young adult dystopia novels. The writing isn't terrible; however, the elder Atwood, now into her eighties,…
Mar 23, 2021
This book did not disappoint in being a sequel to one of my favorite books, The Handmaid's Tale. I can't wait for the next season of the show!
Mar 06, 2021ch3rnych3rny rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
This book was such a disappointment. It was written to be made into a movie, it seems to me. There is little to none of the depth and subtlety found in The Handmaid’s tale, its predecessor. This is a shallow, plot driven novel. Even the…
Dec 30, 2020a2mayer rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
The Testaments did not have the same power as the Handmaid’s Tale but it was still worth the read. A nice conclusion to the series.
Dec 20, 2020cknightkc rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I’m glad I read THE TESTAMENTS, author Margaret Atwood’s sequel to her dystopian classic, THE HANDMAID’S TALE, and the first half kept my attention. Atwood does a good job developing the 3 main characters and transitioning between their…
Sep 03, 2020
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Aug 10, 2020mclarjh rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Very well organized; well (but not very well) written; often juvenile; and not particularly imaginative; nearly popular detective thriller.