The Testaments

This was a really well done follow up to Atwood's iconic The Handmaid's Tale. It was a very interesting return to Gilead through the eyes of multiple narrators, all of whom play key roles in one of the biggest questions of the first novel - the eventual fall of Gilead. It was truly interesting to see how it all played out.

It did feel a little bit like Atwood wrote this with the tv show in mind, but not in a bad way. The bulk of its action is set roughly 15 years after the point we are currently at in the show, so it's clear she wanted to tread in territory far enough removed from Offred's story to give that narrative time to breathe. But it was really satisfying to read this, set in the somewhat near future with characters that are becoming familiar. Though there are some major differences particularly regarding Aunt Lydia that the show would not be able to adapt wholesale, should they ever get to this point in the story. It will be interesting to see how much of this they eventually choose to incorporate into the show, if they even get to this book's timeline in their planned series.