The Testaments: A Novel by Margaret Atwood is extremely savvy. Atwood always delivers quality books; most may not be masterpieces, but she consistently tells interesting stories, in a register that is wide enough to be of interest to many people.
Normally, a sequel to her extremely successful The Handmaid’s Tale would be a daunting task. But she gets help here. The extremely successfully TV series has given her a leg up. She was and is involved in this series, and the first novel, the series, and this sequel, work together in lock step. And all of it is high quality material. The pro-Canadian anti-American jabs are quite fun, too
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