A review by orionmerlin
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

5.0

Atwood at her best. Reminiscent of "Year of the Flood" in the changing perspective between various female narrators. Aunt Lydia is one of the most interesting fictional characters I have ever encountered, so complex and conniving - she plays a longer game than any I've ever seen. The expectations were enormous for a sequel people have wanted for over 3 decades, and our esteemed author delivered on all counts! I cried, my heart ached for the untenable world these characters are searching for a way out of - and I binge-read the book in two days, mostly because I wanted to know how it ends, but also so I could return it to the library and let someone else read it ASAP!