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A review by starryeyedenigma
The Testaments by Margaret Atwood
3.0
I was debating between a 3 and a 4 star rating for the sequel for The Handmaid's Tale. I wanted to give the book a 4 star because I was a fan of The Handmaid's Tale and really like Margaret Atwood's style of writing and the audiobook narration was absolutely superb. But the story..well, if I'm honest, there is nothing to the story. I felt that as Margaret Atwood mentions in the end credits, this book was written as an answer to all the fan's questions from The Handmaid's Tale. What happens to Offred? What happens to Gilead?
This book felt like a dedication to the fans of The Handmaid's Tale. I enjoyed it nevertheless, but to truly enjoy The Testaments, I think you need to read The Handmaid's Tale first and read The Testaments as a supplementary book, to help you get some closure to the horror from the previous book.
I read both The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments on audiobook and I highly recommend it on audiobooks since I really loved all the narration by the actors, that help you really get immersed in the story which makes it very believable.
This book felt like a dedication to the fans of The Handmaid's Tale. I enjoyed it nevertheless, but to truly enjoy The Testaments, I think you need to read The Handmaid's Tale first and read The Testaments as a supplementary book, to help you get some closure to the horror from the previous book.
I read both The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments on audiobook and I highly recommend it on audiobooks since I really loved all the narration by the actors, that help you really get immersed in the story which makes it very believable.