Why did the publishers embargo Atwood's new creation, I wonder? Surely there is nothing to spoil. As an Atwood novel, The Testaments gets one disappointed, angry, heart-broken star from me. I’ve read a fair number of similar novels, I am not opposed to them, I enjoyed some of them, and some of them (for example the upcoming The Grace Year) held my attention much better. If this book had a different name on it, I would have DNFed it after 50 pages for its lack of originality, predictability and mediocre writing style. As such, it undoubtedly has some appeal to a part of Atwood's readership, but literary merit The Testaments has none. The Testaments reads like a standard-issue feminist YA dystopia, filled with every overused dystopian trope and every stereotype, penned by an author who writes for teen audience, and is published by Harper Teen. The book doesn't read like a novel written by one of the most lauded authors of the 20st century. I can't decide which work Atwood should be embarrassed for more - Angel Catbird, Vol.
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And that no professional literary critic has the guts to tell the truth about how poorly conceived and written The Testaments is, is a true shame. This novel is terrible, and Booker judges are starstruck, hype-driven sellouts. The book doesn't read like a novel written by one of the most lauded authors of the 20st I guess I'll have to be the one who says what nobody else is willing to say. I guess I'll have to be the one who says what nobody else is willing to say. Well, almost everything! The other inspiration is the world we've been living in." -Margaret AtwoodĪn alternate cover edition of ISBN 978-0385543781 can be found here.more
"Dear Readers: Everything you've ever asked me about Gilead and its inner workings is the inspiration for this book. In this brilliant sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, acclaimed author Margaret Atwood answers the questions that have tantalized readers for decades. Margaret Atwood's sequel picks up the story more than fifteen years after Offred stepped into the unknown, with the explosive testaments of three female narrators from Gilead. In 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. I did not enjoy it, save for the exquisite voice of Meryl Streep.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.
From a historical POV, perhaps this might be referred to as alternative history, at least in my opinion. Mr Toibin’s writing style is unique, told in a continuous breath of Mary’s thoughts, and was sometimes confusing and tiresome. In reality, she “kept all these sayings in her heart” KNOWING who he was, and BELIEVING in him. While true, many of his family did not accept him as the Messiah, Mary was not one of those. While I must give kudos to Colm Toibin’s originality, I have to say that I was quite taken back by portraying Mary as a cynic who often time appears not to have a clue what is going on with her son. However, I must admit there was several times I almost stopped listening, not because of the narration (which was perfection), but for the storyline. I thought, “Well, anyone who was able to get her to narrate a book. To be honest, I bought the audio version solely on a whim and because I adore Meryl Streep. I took some time to truly think about what I wanted to say about this book.
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