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maria_rb's review against another edition
4.0
It takes a while to figure out what's going on in this post-apocalyptic dystopic world that Atwood has created, but if you stick with it, the horrors she portrays are well worth thinking about.
lmbradley's review against another edition
3.0
Turns out, it’s really hard to enjoy a book when you’re mentally yelling at the main character to *think* . Not about his lost “love” or his best friend’s betrayal of all humankind, but about his own survival in dystopia. Wear shoes and you won’t have to watch every step, wear clothes and maybe you won’t sunburn or be bug-bitten, see that bicycle? You can use it to cover much more ground before nightfall. He was such a useless sad sack, I rather wanted him to be savaged by the genetic nightmare creatures.
dr_scoots's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.25
livschuett's review against another edition
4.0
i mean.... i’m scared. this book had a really good build-up to its haunting climax, leaving hints for me to gather and try to guess at what happened to leave the world in such an irreparable state.
“He remembered himself as carefree, earlier, in his youth. Carefree, thick-skinned, skipping light-footed over the surfaces, whistling in the dark, able to get through anything. Turning a blind eye. Now he found himself wincing away. The smallest setbacks were major — a lost sock, a jammed electric toothbrush. Even the sunrise was blinding. He was being rubbed all over with sandpaper. ‘Get a grip,’ he told himself. ‘Get a handle on it. Put it behind you. Move forward. Make a new you.’”
“He remembered himself as carefree, earlier, in his youth. Carefree, thick-skinned, skipping light-footed over the surfaces, whistling in the dark, able to get through anything. Turning a blind eye. Now he found himself wincing away. The smallest setbacks were major — a lost sock, a jammed electric toothbrush. Even the sunrise was blinding. He was being rubbed all over with sandpaper. ‘Get a grip,’ he told himself. ‘Get a handle on it. Put it behind you. Move forward. Make a new you.’”
paulhill53's review against another edition
4.0
Nice post-apocalyptic story, the first in a trilogy. Thanks to Thea for recommending it. I love all of the product names - very clever.
echo_reflect's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
5.0
racheleprince's review against another edition
3.0
Again something horrifyingly possible. Seemed to take a long time to get into the real meat of the story. And something about the narrator's two most important relationships seemed unbelievable.
tracekerr's review against another edition
3.0
Strange, post apocalyptic fever dream of humanity's fall. Original and disturbing.
jamilamoure's review against another edition
3.0
Abandoned due to description of child porn and continued exploration of abuse.