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A review by susana82
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
This was very good. Perhaps I dare say even better than "The handmaid's tale". I guess it has some advantages, like having different points of view to follow, hence obtain a wider view of things. Specially because 2 of the people we follow are well informed about how the totalitarian regime works.
We follow "good old" Aunt Lydia, and also 2 young ladies that experience the regime from different places. We get to see how it affects them and how little by little, their lives become entangled, with a little help of the unassuming Aunt Lydia.
The first part of the book contains some scenes and events that are quite horrid. If bad things happen to women, they too happen to little girls. It is horrible, and difficult to read at times. But our preserverance will be rewarded.
As things are revealed and a plot comes into action, everything falls into place, as per Aunt Lydia's plans. Was she wicked or good, after all?
We follow "good old" Aunt Lydia, and also 2 young ladies that experience the regime from different places. We get to see how it affects them and how little by little, their lives become entangled, with a little help of the unassuming Aunt Lydia.
The first part of the book contains some scenes and events that are quite horrid. If bad things happen to women, they too happen to little girls. It is horrible, and difficult to read at times. But our preserverance will be rewarded.
As things are revealed and a plot comes into action, everything falls into place, as per Aunt Lydia's plans. Was she wicked or good, after all?