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The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

23 reviews

tessa_specchio's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

crazy story, really fun to get through and try to solve everything
only things are at some points to so hard to read because of some pretty violent situations as well as a lot of triggering content 
if the content won’t trigger you absolutely read it 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, and Gore

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Self harm, and Violence

Minor: Body shaming, Car accident, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Vomit

onegirlandtheworld's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

It has been a while since I read The Handmaids Tale but I had watched the TV adaptation and was intrigued by where the story went in the later seasons especially after seeing comments online in relation to Aunt Lydia and The Testaments.

I could not put this book down! I loved the 3 different perspectives and how they were gradually woven together. Although I worked out fairly early on where it was going with Baby Nicole and Agnes (probably helped along by the TV series) I still enjoyed reading how it unfolded. 

In some ways I wish we got to hear more about whether Offred was the mother in question and what happened to the girls in Canada. However, the fact that all is never revealed in this and The Handmaids Tale is part of the experience and makes it feel real. We will never truly know what happened in the past and that's what makes it so interesting!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Suicide

karol99's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Rape, Infertility, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Sexual assault, Trafficking, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, Miscarriage, War, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Murder

Minor: Torture