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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This didn't have quite the same impact that The Handmaid's Tale did, but I still really enjoyed it.
I think perhaps because I read The Handmaid's Tale for the first time just last month, and then quickly bought and read The Testaments, I didn't have quite the same expectations from the sequel than those who read The Handmaid's Tale years earlier may have done.
Also, I knew it wouldn't quite be the same. The Handmaid's Tale was so good because of the questions that still lingered, because of what we did and didn't know, and because of the way it was written. Whereas The Handmaid's Tale is written from the point of view of one person, The Testaments has three narrators. The Testaments does fill in some of the gaps, without really spoiling the effects of The Handmaid's Tale. We don't know for sure if the events of The Testaments link to The Handmaid's Tale, although there are very strong hints that they do.
I loved the writing in this, and have read most of it in one day. It's quite fast paced, and I liked the plot, as well as the nods to current political events.
Overall, I would rate this as somewhere around 4 or 4.5 stars. Not quite a 5, as it didn't have the same emotional impact as The Handmaid's Tale, but still a very good book, in my opinion.
I think perhaps because I read The Handmaid's Tale for the first time just last month, and then quickly bought and read The Testaments, I didn't have quite the same expectations from the sequel than those who read The Handmaid's Tale years earlier may have done.
Also, I knew it wouldn't quite be the same. The Handmaid's Tale was so good because of the questions that still lingered, because of what we did and didn't know, and because of the way it was written. Whereas The Handmaid's Tale is written from the point of view of one person, The Testaments has three narrators. The Testaments does fill in some of the gaps, without really spoiling the effects of The Handmaid's Tale. We don't know for sure if the events of The Testaments link to The Handmaid's Tale, although there are very strong hints that they do.
I loved the writing in this, and have read most of it in one day. It's quite fast paced, and I liked the plot, as well as the nods to current political events.
Overall, I would rate this as somewhere around 4 or 4.5 stars. Not quite a 5, as it didn't have the same emotional impact as The Handmaid's Tale, but still a very good book, in my opinion.
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
a satisfying ending to the handmaids tale series and the reign of Gilead in my opinion. i really liked this series and im glad margaret atwood decided to write the testaments
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Entertaining. Choppy dialogue
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
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