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The Testaments (The Handmaid's Tale, #2)

Margaret Atwood

Start date: October 15, 2019

Finish date: November 15, 2019

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Nov 15, 2019 Matthew rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: audio, library, 2019, post-apocalyptic-dystopian

3.5 to 4 stars

I was going to go with 3 stars because while I liked it, it did not impress me as much as the first book. But, after discussing the book with my wife at dinner last night, I realized I got more from it than I thought, so I am upping my rating a bit.

In the afterword, Atwood hints at the fact that this was written in response to the recently renewed popularity of the first book and the current state of affairs in America. Because of this, it does kind of read like it was written to a ...more

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May 18, 2023 🩶 April • A.M. Flynn • 🩶 rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Yes I re read this book in a day. 😅 I read fast, especially when it’s a good one! I can’t wait for the new Handmaids Tale season! 🤗🥀

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Jan 14, 2020 Catherine Habbie rated it really liked it

SINISTER CHILDREN'S GAMES, replete with nursery rhymes,
ridiculous names: Okyle & Oftucker.
I seriously questioned the credibility of the Booker committee in picking an author just because of her fame and the hype surrounding the book. The heightened security for the book was incredulous.But the book kept me asking for more from the land of Gilead. The suspense kept building as we yearned to find the mole in the group. Do such worlds really exist? One can actually close ones eyes and be transporte ...more

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Sep 10, 2019 Jen Ponce rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Satisfying Conclusion

I read and was horrified by the first novel, in the way someone should be horrified by such things. That was the power of the Handmaid's Tale. It made me think. I don't think Testaments holds the same power, but it was still a good story with a great ending. ...more

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Jan 04, 2020 Lacey ♡☆ Ailene rated it it was amazing

I needed an ending to the story of Gilead!

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Jul 30, 2020 Kristine rated it liked it

Shelves: challenges-books-tome-500, grc-2020

I had heard mixed reviews about The Testaments. The Handmaid’s Tale was such a unique, creative, and scary cautionary tale of how life was so repressive and dangerous for women. I really loved The Handmaid’s Tale, so was happy to have a follow-up book. I liked, The Testaments, but didn’t love it. It was just a continuation of Life in Gilead further on in time. It did not pull me in as much and I didn’t feel the same attachment to the characters.

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