caleykat 's review for:

The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood

4.0

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Atwood creates a vivid world and culture that is rich with detail. Her worlds seem so REAL. While I didn't think that The Year of the Flood surpassed A Handmaid's Tale, it no less another fine dystopic achievement. Vivid characters have substance, impossible-seeming creatures are believable, and the environments are tangible. She adds layers to the reality created by not just creating a cult or a religious group, as the Gardeners appear to be, but she also fully details the spiritual components, writes their songs. I appreciate the fullness of this. My only disappointment, if I might even call it that, was not having the story continue, to see what becomes of the characters. I also found it slightly weak in one aspect, but it would be a bit of a spoiler to point it out. All in all, a very good one.