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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I remember really enjoying the first book in this series, but this one was less fun. I struggled with the timeline: two points of view (three of you count Adam One, who acts as both exposition and scripture) and lots of flashbacks. Plus there's just a lot of rape and sex work (mostly off-page, but still) and unappealing food. And, obviously, a plague to follow up human-made planetary destruction.
The first book and this one are concurrent, not sequential, which took a minute to figure out.
I need to remember that dystopia is not my sci-fi sub-genre of choice.
The first book and this one are concurrent, not sequential, which took a minute to figure out.
I need to remember that dystopia is not my sci-fi sub-genre of choice.
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Love love loved every minute and second of this book. I’m sooo glad we got to have an entire story revolved around the gardeners. So many questions from Oryx and Crake were answered while also just so much more context for the larger world they live in. I loved reading from Toby and arena perspectives. The back and forth gave us two really different perspectives of this group of people.
Just pure loved. I don’t think I have any criticism at all. Just want more
Just pure loved. I don’t think I have any criticism at all. Just want more
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I'm so glad I read this book! It gathers up all of the loose threads from the first and weaves the back of the tapestry so you finally have a whole. Each revelation was like "Oh!" And there were many of them. It also wasn't as disturbing and dismal as the first.
For people who were frustrated by all of the things we didn't know in Oryx & Crake, I highly recommend reading this one. The audio was also quite good, with a narrator for each of the three POVs.
For people who were frustrated by all of the things we didn't know in Oryx & Crake, I highly recommend reading this one. The audio was also quite good, with a narrator for each of the three POVs.
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
While I did enjoy this book more than the first one, I think as a whole this series is just not for me.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Wow. I finally finished it.
It took me a while to get through this one, but I'm glad that I finished it. There's just something about Margaret Atwood's writing style that fascinates me, both as a writer and a reader.
This is a really interesting take on where we could be headed if we continue to use the planet as an endless renewable resource... when it isn't. Really interesting take on genetic engineering, ozone layer depletion, and even future drug addiction. It also warns of fanatical behavior on the other end of the spectrum, with environmental extremism.
Many of Atwood's books have taken me a long time to get through, which isn't typical for me, but it's always worth the thought provoked through the reading. This one has an interesting tie to Oryx and Crake that makes me wish I'd read them in closer proximity to each other, because I felt there were probably several connections and shared characters that I missed. I may dust off Oryx and Crake to find some of them. :)
It took me a while to get through this one, but I'm glad that I finished it. There's just something about Margaret Atwood's writing style that fascinates me, both as a writer and a reader.
This is a really interesting take on where we could be headed if we continue to use the planet as an endless renewable resource... when it isn't. Really interesting take on genetic engineering, ozone layer depletion, and even future drug addiction. It also warns of fanatical behavior on the other end of the spectrum, with environmental extremism.
Many of Atwood's books have taken me a long time to get through, which isn't typical for me, but it's always worth the thought provoked through the reading. This one has an interesting tie to Oryx and Crake that makes me wish I'd read them in closer proximity to each other, because I felt there were probably several connections and shared characters that I missed. I may dust off Oryx and Crake to find some of them. :)