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

2.0

Oryx and Crake I really enjoyed. This second book was fine/ok. Probably 2.5 stars out of three, but not much more. The story just did not grip me for some reason. It is the story of Toby and Ren, who we find at the beginning of book, both trapped, after the waterless flood (in year 25) needing to escape their imprisonment because their food and water stores will run out. The story, like Oryx and Crake jumps back forth in time, and we see how Toby and Ren got to be where they are, see the the world from a new perspective, but unlike the first book this one is just not as intriguing. It is still worth a read, but Oryx and Crake was a special novel that I found very compelling. This one was a pleasant read, but did not do anything special (despite liking both central characters).