The Testaments: The Sequel to the Handmaid's Tale Paperback - 2019
by Margaret Atwood
When the van door slammed on Offred's future at the end of The Handmaid's Tale, readers had no way of telling what lay ahead for her--freedom, prison, or death. With The Testaments, the wait is over.over.
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Reaction to Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments was sharply divided. Many readers felt the sequel was unnecessary and diluted The Handmaid’s Tale by over-explaining its mysteries, relying on YA-style voices, predictable twists, and a TV-ready, action-driven plot; some also questioned the plausibility of Gilead’s downfall. Nearly everyone, however, singled out Aunt Lydia’s confessional chapters as the standout. Others praised the book as an accessible, fast-paced, and entertaining expansion of Gilead—more hopeful in tone and effective as a companion to the screen adaptation, with the audiobook’s Aunt Lydia performance drawing acclaim. Broad consensus: not the equal of the original’s gravitas, but a readable, commercially savvy continuation that will satisfy some fans and frustrate purists.
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- Title The Testaments: The Sequel to the Handmaid's Tale
- Author Margaret Atwood
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 576
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Random House Large Print Publishing
- Publication date 2019-09-10
- Large Print Yes
- Features Large Print
- ISBN 9780593149096 / 0593149092
- Weight 1.2 lbs (0.54 kg)
- Dimensions 9.2 x 6.1 x 1 in (23.37 x 15.49 x 2.54 cm)
- Reading level 790
- Category Fiction - General
- Library of Congress subjects Women, Large type books
- Dewey Decimal Code 813.54
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