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The Testaments
by Margaret Atwood
Although not as dark as its predecessor, The Testaments does not disappoint.
As [a:Margaret Atwood|3472|Margaret Atwood|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1282859073p2/3472.jpg] says in the closing pages, the path for Gilead has changed in the 35 years since the original publication of [b:The Handmaid's Tale|38447|The Handmaid's Tale|Margaret Atwood|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1546031886l/38447._SY75_.jpg|1119185]. As our nation has "progressed", so too has the path Gilead could have plausibly taken and the resistance movements our characters could have mounted.
The Testaments doesn't quite have the same gravity as The Handmaid's Tale. Only one of the three POV characters is sufficiently developed to provide this kind of narrative. The things that she sees and says are more reminiscent of the original tale. Only she is is morally gray. I found myself mostly interested in her story, even if the introduction of the other two younger narrators (probably 23ish and 16ish) does broaden the scope of the story. I believe Atwood leaned heavily on the success of the show and its multiple narrators when writing this book, and correctly so.
The book does serve as a sequel to both the original book and the Hulu television series. It was fun to see elements unique to both pop up in this work.
History doesn't repeat itself with this book, but it does rhyme. The Testaments doesn't fit exactly with its predecessor, but it does follow nicely, especially if you're in the mood for a story of fight instead of a tale of only horrors.
As [a:Margaret Atwood|3472|Margaret Atwood|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1282859073p2/3472.jpg] says in the closing pages, the path for Gilead has changed in the 35 years since the original publication of [b:The Handmaid's Tale|38447|The Handmaid's Tale|Margaret Atwood|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1546031886l/38447._SY75_.jpg|1119185]. As our nation has "progressed", so too has the path Gilead could have plausibly taken and the resistance movements our characters could have mounted.
The Testaments doesn't quite have the same gravity as The Handmaid's Tale. Only one of the three POV characters is sufficiently developed to provide this kind of narrative. The things that she sees and says are more reminiscent of the original tale. Only she is is morally gray. I found myself mostly interested in her story, even if the introduction of the other two younger narrators (probably 23ish and 16ish) does broaden the scope of the story. I believe Atwood leaned heavily on the success of the show and its multiple narrators when writing this book, and correctly so.
The book does serve as a sequel to both the original book and the Hulu television series. It was fun to see elements unique to both pop up in this work.
History doesn't repeat itself with this book, but it does rhyme. The Testaments doesn't fit exactly with its predecessor, but it does follow nicely, especially if you're in the mood for a story of fight instead of a tale of only horrors.