The Testaments by Margaret Atwood - Book Discussion

We've done it! Welcome to the final video of my series on Margaret Atwood's major works on The Testaments, Atwood's booker prize winning follow up to The Handmaid's Tale. Let me know your thoughts on the book: was it an effective follow-up? Did it answer all your questions about Gilead? Was it even necessary at all?
Also feel free to let me know what you think I should do next, whether a specific author or a different type of video entirely. I'm all ears!
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction
00:48 Plot Summary
05:48 Theme 1: Expanding the world of Gilead
08:58 Theme 2: Knowledge and power
11:21 Theme 3: Testament, narrative and the symposium
15:56 Was The Testaments a needed sequel?
17:45 Wrapping up
Articles Read/Referenced:
www.theguardian.com/books/201...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/20...
Dictionary definition of testament:
www.merriam-webster.com/dicti...
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[@nikitakekana5095]

Thanks for this!

[@Upgradeyourbooks]

Just discovered your content this evening. Your presentation skills are great, but I’m especially pulled in by our similar tastes as readers - I also truly appreciate Ishiguro and Atwood. I also like doing full read throughs of a novelists work. Gearing up to make my way through all of Julian Barnes soon. Just subbed through two accounts so I won’t miss where you go next! Keep it up.

[@ericgonser1544]

Thank you. It's hard ro find spoiler discussions about this book.

[@yannede7752]

I really enjoy your videos. I am a big fan of Margaret Atwood's work, that's how I've found your channel and what I like the most is the analysis you provide for the books, so definitely thumbs up for the spoilers NOT free videos

[@Cotictimmy]

I really loved 'The Testaments'. I agree that hearing Offred's personal account and experiencing her imprisoned existence along with her is more compelling. ps. It seems to me the gender ideology - encompassing puberty blockers for children, very destructive surgery, and the enforced speech codes surrounding pronouns 'Trans Women are Women' are all a much bigger threats to women's rights than Donald Trump. I'm not a Trump fan (& I'm 'Pro Choice'), but IMO Trump's critics should get a sense of perspective. It seems to me that Gilead much more similar to rigid Muslim regimes & societies than anything existing in the U.S. (even in its most socially conservative periods in the past.)