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sierraseawitch 's review for:
The Testaments
by Margaret Atwood
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I was enthralled by Aunt Lydia’s parts and intrigued by Agnes’. I was very bored by Daisy’s but put up with it to hear the other two stories unfold. As a family law practitioner, Aunt Lydia’s account of how this all came to be had me lying down on the floor in a dark room, wanting to cry but coming up empty.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder