The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

432 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction dystopian literary dark tense medium-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

And so I step up, into the darkness within; or else the light. When the van door slammed on Offred’s future at the end of The Handmaid’s Tale, readers had no way of telling what lay ahead. With The Testaments, the wait is over. Margaret ...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 41,208 reviews

Moods

dark 78%
tense 61%
emotional 44%
adventurous 40%
reflective 37%
challenging 32%
hopeful 27%
mysterious 22%
sad 22%
inspiring 13%
informative 5%
funny 2%

Pace

medium 68%
fast 22%
slow 9%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 56% | Character: 23% | Plot: 19%

Strong character development?

Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 17% | No: 9%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 47% | Yes: 37% | No: 14%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 54% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 16% | N/A: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 48% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 2%

Average rating

4.1

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

Submitted by users as part of their reviews

Expand filter menu View summary

See all...