12.9k reviews for:

The Testaments

Margaret Atwood

4.13 AVERAGE

jaidyy_reads's review against another edition

4.5

reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

dandystripper's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark 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: Yes

taylorbickel20's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark emotional 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

magenebaker's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lara14's review against another edition

5.0

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

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

jennifer_stark's review against another edition

5.0

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i wish the narrative voice(s) in this were as strong as offred in the handmaid’s tale, nevertheless atwood has created, in my opinion, one of the most fascinating literary characters i’ve ever read and i couldn’t put it down.

cthib9's review against another edition

2.0

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Between this and the American Dirt fiasco, I am beginning to lose faith in publishers. Do not push mediocrity upon me when my time is so precious.

I had to restart this book 50 pages in because I thought I had missed something. Why is this considered one of the best books of 2019? I know for a fact it was not the best the year had to offer. But there it was in the conversation on every website, working off the prestige of its predecessor when it brought no merit of its own.

In the [b:The Handmaid's Tale|38447|The Handmaid's Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)|Margaret Atwood|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1578028274l/38447._SY75_.jpg|1119185] universe, this adds nothing. You get to see what happens to characters (Aunt Lydia SZN), sure, but the world stays stagnant, void of tension and too "neat" for my taste.

This is a book where everything goes as planned and conflicts are easily flicked away to the point that you wonder if there was any threat to begin with. It was too predictable to the point that I was actually getting angry. So little actually happened to the point that I do not want to waste my time getting into specifics here.

I have not seen live-action Hulu adaptation, but I hope that they avoid this book's plot altogether.

lauraisyoung's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Excellent follow up to the Handmaids Tale. 

chellyandcoffee's review against another edition

5.0

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I had been putting off starting this book for years because I loved The Handmaid's Tale so much and was worried the sequel wouldn't live up to it. I'm really glad I finally decided to pick it up. While The Handmaid's Tale stands strong on its own and a sequel didn’t feel necessary, this book still ties everything together in a satisfying way. It has the same chilling vibe as the first one, and I couldn’t put it down – it was a total page-turner.

coffeecomrade's review against another edition

4.5

emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced