Reviews

The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood

katieisob3l's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

jeanna44's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

tarrowood's review against another edition

4.0

A solid sequel to Oryx and Crake. However I didn’t like it nearly as much, mainly due to one of the two characters we followed’s voices. It was whiny and not well formed, and while it mostly fit her character, I felt it detracted from the events of the novel. Her pettiness also hurt some of the more intriguing moments. However, a lot of the setting and conflicts sewn throughout the novel were very well done

lastpaige111's review against another edition

4.0

As usual, Atwood is darkly comic in this dystopic novel. She warned in a recent talk that it's when government, corporations, and religion all converge that we're in big trouble. Well, we've already got the first two converging ... oh, dear.
I'm having trouble eating meat ever since I finished the book. But that's probably not a bad thing. It's so ... fleshy. And I'm definitely not turning toward fried maggots, no matter how bad my food budget gets, and that's final.

skepticcurmudgeon's review against another edition

5.0

I'm a vegetarian after reading this book.

libraryam's review against another edition

3.0

Audio edition--Honestly, I coulda done without the singing parts though they made sense as part of the experience.

msmoxiemae's review against another edition

4.0

This was the perfect audio book for a long 16 hour drive. It held my attention in a way that I'm not sure reading it would have. By the middle of the story I was pretty frustrated by the lack of motivation and confidence in the two main women characters. I'd like to think that if I thought I was one of the last people alive on Earth, I'd have a bit more grit...but who's to say? Maybe I'd just curl up in a ball and let myself be eaten by a liobamb? Overall though, I enjoyed the story and the not so subtle connections to our present day world. I'll read MaddAddam, the last of the triology.

brendanlambourne's review against another edition

2.0

A difficult read for me, the storyline was solid, however it did not keep me captured.

mallorywylde's review

adventurous challenging funny sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

angorarabbit's review against another edition

5.0

TW: Realistic dystopia. Many deaths, some by violence with brief descriptions of the aftermath. Death by violence of children. SA, again not too much detail. Sex work is sometimes described in neural or positive terms. SA against minors. Religious indoctrination of vulnerable people. Law enforcement is described negatively. I did not have to skim any chapters myself.

I am in awe of Ms. Atwood's ability to take in modern trends into logical endpoints. Her detailed descriptions of cults is amazing. Even to the hiding of forbidden items for use by the elite and the overlooking of sins by the elite all the while having heated debates regarding of Adam and Eve's teeth.

It goes without saying that her world building is superb. Characters are 3 dimensional, with flaws and likeable traits. (There are a few who have nothing human in them anymore, but most "bad" people have some good in them.) The plot flows effortlessly and I was wanting to know what happens next.

I read [b:MaddAddam|17262203|MaddAddam (MaddAddam, #3)|Margaret Atwood|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1366394020l/17262203._SX50_.jpg|17613051] years ago and loved the humour of that book. This book is darke and deeperr. The Crackers (whom I loved) are only seen briefly at the end of the book. I need to read [b:Oryx and Crake|46756|Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1)|Margaret Atwood|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1668379066l/46756._SY75_.jpg|3143431] soon so I can maybe understand wtf happened to Jimmy and Glenn. And then reread [b:MaddAddam|17262203|MaddAddam (MaddAddam, #3)|Margaret Atwood|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1366394020l/17262203._SX50_.jpg|17613051].

Why is it easier to write reviews of the bad books? Anyway, read this book. Think about what we are doing as a species. We have the opportunity that no other lifeforms on this planet has: to change our futures.