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MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood

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adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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3.0

The world Margret Atwood created for this trilogy is scary, more so because it is an entirely plausible reality for the near future and it is this detailed world that makes these novels so fantastic. Overall I did not enjoy Maddaddam (the third book) as much as the first two in this trilogy and it took me a while to get into it, but the ending was satisfying. I only wish this book had taken us into the head of Glenn/Crake and answered the many questions that still plague me regarding himself and his motives. Instead this novel just lightly brushes the subject and tantalizing you once again for a satisfaction that is never quite reached. However that might be Atwood's point in avoiding Crake's perspective, that in life, unlike in most fiction peoples motives rarely become clear, especially humanities self- destructive impulses. I'll end by saying that I did enjoy this book and it is worth reading especially if you have read the first two, however I only gave it three stars because it left me still with more questions than answers that I myself am unable to fathom.