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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
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:
Complicated
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
Oh my god, what can I say about Margaret Atwood that hasn't already been said? This book is absolutely phenomenal, and arguably better than the first of the Oryx and Crake series. My favourite quote in this was "But just because she's heard no-one doesn't mean no-one's there. That was one of Adam's hypothetical proofs for the existence of God." SCREECHING.
If I could give this book more than just five stars, I would. Gladly.
The characters were interesting, the writing is brilliantly Atwood, and the narrative panache is inventive, energetic, and inspiring.
Perhaps my favourite thing about Atwood's books is how in many parts of her stories, not a lot happens, but enough is said, suggested, going on to keep you engaged until something jaw-dropping does happen.
Oh my god, I could ramble on and on and on about Atwood for hours on end; I think this book might be contender for one of her best, if not one of THE best books I've ever read.
If I could give this book more than just five stars, I would. Gladly.
The characters were interesting, the writing is brilliantly Atwood, and the narrative panache is inventive, energetic, and inspiring.
Perhaps my favourite thing about Atwood's books is how in many parts of her stories, not a lot happens, but enough is said, suggested, going on to keep you engaged until something jaw-dropping does happen.
Oh my god, I could ramble on and on and on about Atwood for hours on end; I think this book might be contender for one of her best, if not one of THE best books I've ever read.
dark
funny
tense
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Pandemic/Epidemic
adventurous
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Complicated
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
I can't get over how everyone keeps (conveniently) running into each other everywhere. "Hey, that's so and do from the Gardeners!" "Oh, that's what's his face from the Snake Pit (or whatever that sex club is called." Maybe I missed the part in the book where it explains how that's possible? It's not like they're all in one city. It talks about them walking for days for goodness sake! Yes, this is my BIG hang up.
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
slow-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
I liked this book much better than the first in the trilogy. God's Gardners were especially fascinating. a bonus of the audio version was the singing of the hymns. if religion is one of your interests I would recommend this book. There are many things in this book that seem to be happening today. You do not need to read thw first book in order to understand this one. it ends at the same point in its history as MaddAdddam #1.
The cult known as God's Gardeners predicted the end of humanity in a catastrophe known as "The Flood", and the mysterious Maddaddam brought the prophecy to horrific realization as humanity was nearly completely wiped off the face of the planet. The survivors find themselves alone in a strange new world of dangerous bio-engineered plants, animals, and humanity's beautiful and gentle replacements, the children of Oryx and Crake.
The second in Margaret Atwood's Maddaddam Trilogy, The Year of the Flood takes us again into the frightening and dehumanizing events chronicled in Oryx and Crake, but from the perspectives of other characters briefly mentioned in book one. Atwood builds a future of both incredible beauty and extreme horror, a world where man's inhumanity becomes a virtue, and casual yet extreme brutality becomes law. Year of the Flood is a book about finding meaning in the apparent emptiness, survival, and even forgiveness in a time where virtues have vanished with many species consumed by man. A narrative woven around the sanctity of life, the profanity of inhumanity, and humanity's drive to continue on in the face of extinction, the story holds its own as a worthy co-novel to Oryx and Crake.
The second in Margaret Atwood's Maddaddam Trilogy, The Year of the Flood takes us again into the frightening and dehumanizing events chronicled in Oryx and Crake, but from the perspectives of other characters briefly mentioned in book one. Atwood builds a future of both incredible beauty and extreme horror, a world where man's inhumanity becomes a virtue, and casual yet extreme brutality becomes law. Year of the Flood is a book about finding meaning in the apparent emptiness, survival, and even forgiveness in a time where virtues have vanished with many species consumed by man. A narrative woven around the sanctity of life, the profanity of inhumanity, and humanity's drive to continue on in the face of extinction, the story holds its own as a worthy co-novel to Oryx and Crake.