Reviews

El año del diluvio by Margaret Atwood

celiapowell's review against another edition

4.0

It has been so long since I read Oryx and Crake that it was only right towards the end of The Year of the Flood that that story started coming back to me.

The Year of the Flood is the story of life before and during the Waterless Flood (the disease that destroys life as we know it), following several characters, all peripherally involved with the environmental religious group, God's Gardeners. Atwood does dystopia so well, so believably - it is very easy to sink into the world of the Flood. I wonder if she's going to revisit it - the ending of Flood is not quite as abrupt as the end of Oryx and Crake, but it's not far off.

hahahi5's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.25

aradne's review against another edition

4.0

[b:Oryx and Crake|46756|Oryx and Crake|Margaret Atwood|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327896599s/46756.jpg|3143431] is quite good, but The Year of the Flood is better yet. I found myself identifying with both Ren and Toby, and I was really drawn to their stories.

After reading this book, I'm in mild danger of becoming a 'prepper'. I want to borrow a book about urban gardening, and dig up my entire yard. This book is 'realistically' scary, and yet very enjoyable.

One last thing- The Year of the Flood ends about an hour after Oryx and Crake- I got a kick out of that.

elm45's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Sexual violence, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Drug use and Vomit

mandytw's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

5.0

kwidz's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Adam One’s sermons at the start of each chapter were a bit difficult to get through. I had to skim through to keep my interest.
I absolutely LOVED the bits of crossover between characters in the first book.

fant_ine's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

jennykinnear's review against another edition

funny informative tense medium-paced

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

3.75

musicsaves's review against another edition

5.0

FIRST LINE REVIEW: "Who is it tends the Garden, the Garden oh so green?" Second book in the MaddAddams trilogy, but as others have noted, not a trilogy as much as a series. I couldn't remember much about the first book "Oryx and Crake" which I read over a year ago and it didn't matter. Enough bits and pieces started coming back as I read this. A really fascinating, post-apocalyptic story woven by the sure-handed Atwood. Very clever, profound and scary. And this time she leaves the ending wide open for the final book. That's a little frustrating, but...

spookyelm's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense 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? It's complicated

4.0