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A review by froschsinn
Das Jahr der Flut by Monika Schmalz, Margaret Atwood
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
This is nothing but a grimdark fantasy of the most despicable violence, painting humanity without hope, without heart, and without imagination.
The characters were so flat I could hardly tell them apart for half the story, all the women repeatedly experienced sexual violence and all the men were either a) rapists or b) dumb but at least not rapists - only constantly horny nevermind the circumstances.
No character had any sort of goal (until the last 100 pages or so) and so there was also nothing that resembled a plot. It was just survival horror with a lot of backstory in the mix.
And what, please tell, makes Jimmy so fucking special that all the world knew him and everything surrounding him sounded like it was supposed to be a "big reveal"?! He was a boring jerk.
The only redeeming quality of this book is the world building, which was super interesting and fun. I thought everything about the gardeners was interesting and I'd have loved to actually learn more about the going-ons with Zeb and the MaddAddams which felt like... an actual plot. But oh well.
The characters were so flat I could hardly tell them apart for half the story, all the women repeatedly experienced sexual violence and all the men were either a) rapists or b) dumb but at least not rapists - only constantly horny nevermind the circumstances.
No character had any sort of goal (until the last 100 pages or so) and so there was also nothing that resembled a plot. It was just survival horror with a lot of backstory in the mix.
And what, please tell, makes Jimmy so fucking special that all the world knew him and everything surrounding him sounded like it was supposed to be a "big reveal"?! He was a boring jerk.
The only redeeming quality of this book is the world building, which was super interesting and fun. I thought everything about the gardeners was interesting and I'd have loved to actually learn more about the going-ons with Zeb and the MaddAddams which felt like... an actual plot. But oh well.