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A review by kileyjojo
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
adventurous
dark
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
This is a pretty good follow up to The Handmaid’s Tale. It wouldn’t make much sense as a stand-alone novel so if interested in reading it, the first should be read.
I didn’t expect to have a lot of sympathy for some of these characters and I didn’t at the beginning of the book, but Margaret Atwood surprisingly makes that possible. This goes the opposite way as well, though. This book is a triple perspective one and I found myself disliking characters that are meant to be flawed but liked. Overall, it’s a great follow up to the first book and definitely worth a read if you’re a fan.
I didn’t expect to have a lot of sympathy for some of these characters and I didn’t at the beginning of the book, but Margaret Atwood surprisingly makes that possible. This goes the opposite way as well, though. This book is a triple perspective one and I found myself disliking characters that are meant to be flawed but liked. Overall, it’s a great follow up to the first book and definitely worth a read if you’re a fan.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Infertility, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Self harm, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail