The Testaments by Margaret Atwood is a sequel to The Handmaid's Tale. I didn't particularly like The Handmaid's Tale, but I'm hoping this one is informed by the television series.
Started: 11/11/2019
Completed: 11/14/2019
Recommendation: Highly Recommended
Recommended By: Nobody
Review:
Using the mechanism of Aunt Lydia's notes, this book had more of a narrative to it then The Handmaid's Tale. It also leveraged the television series--so, it is important that you see the television series at least the first few seasons for this book to make a lot of sense. It was written in the same general style as The Handmaid's Tale in terms of being a collection of artifacts. It also included the meeting at the end to review how the material was found and to provide a little more context. In general, I found this story better. It explained a lot of things that were suggested in The Handmaid's Tale and being told from Aunt Lydia's perspective could include details that a Handmaid would simply not know.
Using the mechanism of Aunt Lydia's notes, this book had more of a narrative to it then The Handmaid's Tale. It also leveraged the television series--so, it is important that you see the television series at least the first few seasons for this book to make a lot of sense. It was written in the same general style as The Handmaid's Tale in terms of being a collection of artifacts. It also included the meeting at the end to review how the material was found and to provide a little more context. In general, I found this story better. It explained a lot of things that were suggested in The Handmaid's Tale and being told from Aunt Lydia's perspective could include details that a Handmaid would simply not know.
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