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A review by dinsdale
The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood
4.0
The second book in the Oryx and Crake trilogy didn't disappoint. The events of this book take place concurrently with those of Oryx and Crake, with the timelines finally converging at the end. Like in the first book, the disturbing dystopian future is the setting, but this book is told through the eyes of two characters from The Garden, the cult-like group we were introduced in Oryx and Crake. Jimmy, Glen, and Oryx make their appearances, and it is interesting to see the other side of Jimmy especially.
I'm glad I "read" the audiobook, the original music sang by The Gardeners was entertaining and well done. A lot of work went in to the production. The narration of this book was fantastic also.
My only complaint about the book is that there seemed to be too many coincidental meetings between some of the characters. I'm not sure how big the city was where this all went down, but it seemed like the same people always seemed to run in to each other. I really liked the book overall. It was dark and disturbing, and the dystopian society is deliciously sinister. Looking forward to the third book, which is downloaded on the iPhone and ready to go.
I'm glad I "read" the audiobook, the original music sang by The Gardeners was entertaining and well done. A lot of work went in to the production. The narration of this book was fantastic also.
My only complaint about the book is that there seemed to be too many coincidental meetings between some of the characters. I'm not sure how big the city was where this all went down, but it seemed like the same people always seemed to run in to each other. I really liked the book overall. It was dark and disturbing, and the dystopian society is deliciously sinister. Looking forward to the third book, which is downloaded on the iPhone and ready to go.