A review by oxnard_montalvo
The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood

3.0

Very disappointing sequel to Oryx and Crake. Very little of the spark and wit of the first book (which, in my opinion, was never meant to be part of a trilogy). This reads like an afterthought, rather that something that naturally follows on from the previous book. We do get a broader idea of the world Atwood created in Oryx and Crake, and a clearer sense of some of the social/political problems that stayed firmly in the background in the first novel. I think this would have been a better story if she hadn't tried to include and incorporate the characters and events of Oryx and Crake, though it was entertaining to see some of the more memorable minor characters given a bigger role in this book.