tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post2217912434181816503..comments2023-07-10T01:17:13.383+10:00Comments on Brona's Books: The Testaments by Margaret AtwoodBronahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-68154192615711648012019-10-26T13:06:44.578+11:002019-10-26T13:06:44.578+11:00I was lucky enough to be at a talk she gave at UNS...I was lucky enough to be at a talk she gave at UNSW this year and a question I submitted was chosen to be asked. I work at Australia's largest online bookstore as well and the Testaments has been selling like hotcakes. Definitely need to read it at some stage but I have so many other books on my list....Keelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129116588819304797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-87191021535456935832019-10-25T16:53:06.132+11:002019-10-25T16:53:06.132+11:00Very interesting and I love your story of how you ...Very interesting and I love your story of how you came to read it. Funnily enough, when the announcement came out, I rushed online and bought a copy of Girl, Woman, Other, to "encourage" Bernadine Evaristo, although I was always going to borrow Ali's copy (I'm OK with the share and having heard and seen a couple of interviews with Atwood, I don't personally feel she was 'cashing in' but that she realised the love for Handmaid's Tale was never going to go away and that advances in equality etc were retreating and she wanted to show how you can become 'that person' from the inside out). I really enjoyed Testaments, having had time to reread Handmaid's Tale first, and it was all that I wanted it to be. Husband really enjoyed the audiobook, too. LyzzyBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16398604923871095647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-33100349650775967942019-10-25T07:55:28.353+11:002019-10-25T07:55:28.353+11:00I also thought there may have been a modern day tw...I also thought there may have been a modern day twist to the politics that might resonate more now, but I didn't feel that in the end. The world of Gilead actually felt further away and less likely than it did when I was in my twenties.Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-60291511238548810702019-10-25T07:50:58.196+11:002019-10-25T07:50:58.196+11:00I just hope I can find the time to fit all my Nov ...I just hope I can find the time to fit all my Nov reading & blogging plans in!!Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-72825973366113900952019-10-25T02:54:51.930+11:002019-10-25T02:54:51.930+11:00The "cashing in" was part my own specula...The "cashing in" was part my own speculation incited by a discussion with Janakay, but part something that was "out there", since she came up with this book at the onset of the TV series. I'm glad to hear you liked Blind Assassin, and I'm also taking note of Alias Grace. (I LOVED LOVED the TV adaptation I watched of that one). It's something remarkable how well her books translate into the screen, -granted that we all know it's a translation of sorts, that often doesn't quite follow the book, which I consider totally legitimate.Silviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249978624747684879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-34197527675661053482019-10-24T08:29:33.844+11:002019-10-24T08:29:33.844+11:00Your comments have made me realise that there is o...Your comments have made me realise that there is obviously a lot more discussion going on around the joint winner situation than I had realised. I didn't know that people thought she might have been cashing in with this story. It never even crossed my mind as I was reading this. I had always thought that there would have to be a follow up to The Handmaid's Tale as there were so many loose ends just waiting to be tied up. For me it was an "at long last" moment. <br /><br />The Blind Assassin was one of my favourites. She writes in a number of different genres, so not every likes the ones in areas not their usual reading style. I struggled with Oryx and Crake, even though the ending blew me away. It was worth persisting, even though I haven't read the other two in the trilogy. <br /><br />My first Atwood was The Robber Bride, which I enjoyed so I read most of her backlist, which I found a little hit or miss, although always compelling somehow. Alias Grace is one of my all time favourites though. Would love to reread it one day. And I have The Penelopiad on my TBR pile for one day.Bronahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11110584237325026052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-10965498069682915852019-10-24T06:03:46.867+11:002019-10-24T06:03:46.867+11:00That's so interesting, that you didn't fin...That's so interesting, that you didn't find this volume quite so urgent. I would have guessed it would have been the other way 'round, if I'd had to guess. I'm super looking forward to reading this and I hope you do have time to reread Handmaid's to see how much you feel you accurately remember/ed. Also, thanks for the MARM shout-out!Buried In Printhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00808249065026802365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-78733946931616705532019-10-24T00:28:03.760+11:002019-10-24T00:28:03.760+11:00I didn't know the Aussie connection - very coo...I didn't know the Aussie connection - very cool!<br /><br />I enjoyed hearing how you came to read The Testaments, and will be curious to hear your thoughts on reading the books backwards. Thanks for joining in and linking to our event! :) Naomihttps://consumedbyink.ca/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1483877654474162845.post-54480187515438712342019-10-23T23:56:50.380+11:002019-10-23T23:56:50.380+11:00Excellent review of this popular book. I too remem...Excellent review of this popular book. I too remember exactly what you do about The Handmaids Tale. I bet I'd feel much of what you did if or when I read this one. However, since there's many books competing for attention, and I owe her Assassin title, and Janakay loves that one, I may go for that one first. I believe I'd like that Assassin's Tale (?) title. I forgot, -you know which one I'm talking about-. I started it when I just bought it, and had to leave it because it wasn't my time to read it yet, but I can see how she's a favorite among many. She surely can write.<br /><br />I was also commenting on how it's difficult to have 100 percent consistency. She's written, -I'm talking by what I hear-, master pieces, and other books, not so good. I was also saying how I understand that contemporary writers want to and need to make money too. And sometimes they may write something taking advantage of a popularity momentum, and to me, that's fine. She's a literary quality author, why shouldn't she enjoy the fame and get the profit that others enjoy?Silviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249978624747684879noreply@blogger.com