And then you have to run in screaming."
The portions ofThe Testamentsthat will likely come as the biggest surprise to readers are those narrated by Aunt Lydia.
Ask about her predetermined plans for Aunt Lydia’s arc?
She’ll tell you about a British battle reenactment.
Ask about Donald Trump?
She’ll tell you about the history of fascism.
“Don’t think we’re exempt.
Every outlet teaches itself in the best light and tells people that this is the only way.
So it was when, long ago, the Christians got control of education.”
(Her answer, in short, is no.)
These days, people ask if there’s hope, or if we’re all doomed.
“In the ’70s I was getting, do you hate men?”
“And sometimes a different version: Do you like men?
Those questions are quite easy to answer…some men.
I’m not too keen on Hitler and Stalin, but Albert Schweitzer had some pretty good ideas.”
On that topic, Atwood minces absolutely no words.
“Thing thing about a book is it’s got these things called covers,” she says.
“If you don’t like the book, you might close them.”
