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The Year of the Flood
by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author)
by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author)
Brandice's review
bookshelves:
dystopic
Jan 04, 10
Recommended for:
fans of dystopic fiction
Read in January, 2010, read count: 1
Wow. I finally finished it.
It took me a while to get through this one, but I'm glad that I finished it. There's just something about Margaret Atwood's writing style that fascinates me, both as a writer and a reader.
This is a really interesting take on where we could be headed if we continue to use the planet as an endless renewable resource... when it isn't. Really interesting take on genetic engineering, ozone layer depletion, and even future drug addiction. It also warns of fanatical behavior on the other end of the spectrum, with environmental extremism.
Many of Atwood's books have taken me a long time to get through, which isn't typical for me, but it's always worth the thought provoked through the reading. This one has an interesting tie to Oryx and Crake that makes me wish I'd read them in closer proximity to each other, because I felt there were probably several connections and shared characters that I missed. I may dust off Oryx and Crake to find some of them. :)
It took me a while to get through this one, but I'm glad that I finished it. There's just something about Margaret Atwood's writing style that fascinates me, both as a writer and a reader.
This is a really interesting take on where we could be headed if we continue to use the planet as an endless renewable resource... when it isn't. Really interesting take on genetic engineering, ozone layer depletion, and even future drug addiction. It also warns of fanatical behavior on the other end of the spectrum, with environmental extremism.
Many of Atwood's books have taken me a long time to get through, which isn't typical for me, but it's always worth the thought provoked through the reading. This one has an interesting tie to Oryx and Crake that makes me wish I'd read them in closer proximity to each other, because I felt there were probably several connections and shared characters that I missed. I may dust off Oryx and Crake to find some of them. :)
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OK, Brandice, I'm extremely intrigued! I'm going to finally read her "Handmaid's Tale" after I finish "Drood" and "Columbine." I should start there, right?
