Powers vs The Testaments: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
Powers
Reveals the origin of many Powers characters, focusing on Detective Christian Walker, and further expands the backgrounds of other characters who were previously undeveloped. Includes the textual script with artist…
1 film adaptation
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The Testaments
15 years after the sons of Jacob seized power in the USA and became Gilead. The story is told from three female viewpoints; Daisy, Agnes and Lydia. Daisy struggles with coming to the realization of her past and who…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate The Testaments highest: The Testaments 4.4 · Powers 4.0.
- Powers is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 9 for The Testaments.
- Powers has the widest readership — 9688 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Powers | The Testaments | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (9688) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (38) | 4.0 (710) |
| Google Books | — | 3.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (3836) |
Reception
| Powers | The Testaments | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9688 | 3836 |
| Editions | 32 | 23 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 4866 | — |
| Reading it now | 44 | — |
| Written reviews | 353 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 2793 | 46256 |
| Pages | 200 | 512 |