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3.34 AVERAGE
3.34 AVERAGE
This was not my favorite. It was an enjoyable read because Margaret Atwood is always an enjoyable read, but it just seemed so goofy to me in so many places.
I started this book probably 4 times before I finally read it. Once I finally started reading beyond the first 40 pages, I was glad I did. In typical Atwood fashion, this book brought a lot of new ideas to mind and forces you to question many "ideal solutions" people come up with to our societal problems. While I was able to predict a good chunk of the book, it still made me stop and think, which I love in a novel.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It's so good. Seriously, just try it. I just love this author.
Quanto ci vuole perché un'utopia diventi una distopia, perché un sogno diventi un incubo? Nei libri di Margaret Atwood davvero molto poco, esattamente come nella vita reale, perché, siamo seri, nessuno ti dà niente per niente. E infatti il sogno di Charmaine e Stan, una giovane coppia costretta a dormire in macchina a causa della crisi, di avere di nuovo un tetto sulla testa, buon cibo e un lavoro decente a patto di entrare in una specie di comunità sperimentale, dura davvero molto poco. Un po' ci mettono del loro, visto che l'apparente nuova tranquillità li porta a tradirsi l'un l'altro, molto invece ci mette l'avidità, la follia e il sotterfugio. Così, in un'atmosfera da Grande fratello condita di clima penitenziario, attività segrete e chirurgia cerebrale, la loro vita va letteralmente a rotoli e solo la fuga li salva. Ma il mondo, là fuori, è davvero più libero e meno vizioso del luogo da cui sono scappati?
Ottimo libro anche se non un capolavoro, almeno dal mio punto di vista, a causa di qualche salto logico di troppo.
how much do it take because an utopia becomes a distopia, because a dream become a nightmare? In Margaret Atwood books really very little, just like in real life, because, let's be serious, nobody gives you anything for nothing. And in fact the dream of Charmaine and Stan, a young couple forced to sleep in their car in because of the crisis, to have again a roof over their heads, good food and a decent job provided that they enter into a kind of experimental community, actually last very little. They put a few of their own, given that the apparent new peace leads them to betray one another, much rather takes greed, madness and subterfuge. Thus, in an atmosphere Big Brother-like seasoned with penitentiary climate, covert activities and brain surgery, their lives literally fall apart and only the flight saves them. But the world, out there, is a really more free and less vicious place from which they fled?
Great book even if not a masterpiece, at least from my point of view, due to one too many logical leap.
Ottimo libro anche se non un capolavoro, almeno dal mio punto di vista, a causa di qualche salto logico di troppo.
how much do it take because an utopia becomes a distopia, because a dream become a nightmare? In Margaret Atwood books really very little, just like in real life, because, let's be serious, nobody gives you anything for nothing. And in fact the dream of Charmaine and Stan, a young couple forced to sleep in their car in because of the crisis, to have again a roof over their heads, good food and a decent job provided that they enter into a kind of experimental community, actually last very little. They put a few of their own, given that the apparent new peace leads them to betray one another, much rather takes greed, madness and subterfuge. Thus, in an atmosphere Big Brother-like seasoned with penitentiary climate, covert activities and brain surgery, their lives literally fall apart and only the flight saves them. But the world, out there, is a really more free and less vicious place from which they fled?
Great book even if not a masterpiece, at least from my point of view, due to one too many logical leap.
Atwood does it once again! Not my favorite of hers, but she’s creative and makes you experience all the feels nonetheless.
Définitivement divertissant mais je m’attendais à quelque chose de plus profond. Le postulat de base est assez loufoque, les personnages assez caricaturaux… c’était sympa mais un peu too much et la fin m’a fait hausser les épaules de « meh ».
challenging
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes