The Testaments. What can I say that hasn’t already been said?
Missed all the hoopla around The Testaments?
Want to know more about it before (or after) reading it?
I’ve collected a few items for your perusal…
(Some of these articles may contain spoilers.)
CBC: Margaret Atwood unveils The Testaments, sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale
CBC Books: Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments has broken Canadian sales records.
Montreal Gazette: History Through Our Eyes: Oct. 9, 1981, Margaret Atwood
Literary Hub: Margaret Atwood on How She Came to Write The Handmaid’s Tale
CBC The Current: Why Margaret Atwood waited more than 30 years to write The Testaments
Time: The Handmaid’s Tale Was a Warning. Three Decades Later, Margaret Atwood Is Back With Another
BBC: Booker Prize: Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo share award
And just because…
The Loop: A brief history of Margaret Atwood being a badass
“Don’t get mad, get curious.”
Over the last two weeks, Marcie and I have been re-reading The Handmaid’s Tale. These next two weeks we’ll be reading The Testaments. We hope you will join us or follow along! You can blog about it, comment on our posts, or tweet about it using #MARM.
Here’s our schedule:
Week One: November 1, 2019 – The Handmaid’s Tale (no spoilers)
Week Two: November 8, 2019 – The Handmaid’s Tale (spoilery)
Week Three: November 15, 2019 – The Testaments (no spoilers)
Week Four: November 22, 2019 – The Testaments (spoilery)
Week Five: November 29, 2019 – Handmaid’s and Testaments Together (spoilery)
Are you planning to read along? Or have you already read it? Maybe you’ve decided never to read it? Let us know!
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I’m not taking part in the read-along, but I am reviewing The Testaments next Tuesday for MARM.
Perfect! I’ll be watching for it!
Actually, the review is scheduled for a week from Tuesday.
Ohhh yes, no shortage of The Testaments coverage-but it’s so fun!!!
I’m happy to hear you say that! It’s so refreshing. 🙂
Read it and enjoyed it. Wrote about it. https://bigreadinglife.wordpress.com/2019/11/15/the-testaments-by-margaret-atwood-marm/
I haven’t read many think-pieces about it and I don’t really want to! I am content with my experience of the book, which is something Teresa at Shelf Love mentioned in response to my blog post. I know it’s a polarizing read, though.
I feel the same way. I just want to read it and enjoy it (which I’m doing right now) – I’d rather not analyze it to pieces.
I’m a bit behind right now – will read your review as soon as I can! 🙂
I won’t read it yet, I thought A Handmaids Tale was very middle of the road SF, though of course nice to see it getting mainstream attention. I have a question though. What’s it like to have a Canadian author creating such a storm? Can’t imagine an Australian getting that level of attention. Except Crocodile Dundee, which is pretty sad just to think about.
I think it’s great, actually! Although the storm created by The Testaments seems a bit over-the-top. Readers are bound to be disappointed in a book with so much hype, which I think is unfortunate.
I personally love The Handmaid’s Tale, but I’m not a huge sci-fi fan, so maybe that explains it.
I haven’t felt compelled to read it … but my book club is interested in reading it next year, so provided I don’t have to reread Handmaid’s and can get hold of a library copy I would go along with it.
So far, it’s great! And I don’t think you need to reread Handmaid’s to enjoy it.
I’m yet to read it but I see plenty of copies on my commute and I’m resisting the urge to read over shoulders 😀 I’ve read some of the articles but as you and Laila said, I don’t want to read to much in case it kills it off for me before I’ve even started!
I’ve been seeing it all over the place, too – most recently at my daughter’s volleyball tournament. I love it!
Hahah: I love your questions. Can I add that, if anyone has determined not to, I’d love to know their reason(s)? Years ago, I set aside Toni Morrison’s Beloved because the story was so powerful that I had nightmares whenever I read it. It took me many years to finally determine to finish it. I can see these books being nightmare-worthy!