12.8k reviews for:

The Testaments

Margaret Atwood

4.13 AVERAGE

jen_arnold23's review against another edition

5.0

dark inspiring reflective 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: No

elihasksks's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

nicoletoksbooks's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

sandra_aec's review against another edition

5.0

dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

spirallyjoy's review against another edition

3.0

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I think I had high expectations of this book knowing that this is #2 to The Handmaid’s Tales and it turned out to be sightly different. This one has several characters’ perspectives rather than one narrator. The ending also was a little predictable... Makes me wonder if this book is meant to make readers happy to see some light after being introduced to the toxic Gilead world? Again, Atwood continues to challenge me to rethink our own history and what we are currently living through and what our future might look like....

ellie_estelle's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

ilsere15's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging hopeful fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

leezareadsbooks's review against another edition

5.0

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I loved this book, I think it was even better than Handmaid's Tale. I obviously didn't read the description well enough as initially thought it would just be a continuation of Offred's story but this was way better. I liked the glimpse back to the founding of Gilead as well as Aunt Lydia's backstory. The comparison of the lives of the two girls, one from Gilead and one frm Canada was also great. The way they speak its almost like they are from different time periods but they are not. Goes to show how insulated Gilead is from the world. Definitely worth the read !!

ilenia_'s review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

odd_nugget2010's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated