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abbyistrying's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
moosefeather's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
bruinuclafan's review against another edition
4.0
naninanana's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
tildafin16's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
thetbrstack's review against another edition
4.0
marsius's review against another edition
4.0
That said, within the confines of what it is, The Year of the Flood is quite good. Atwood's pre-collapse corporatized world remains just as extreme and ridiculous as in Oryx and Crake, but that is just as good a thing here as there; in being so out there, I was able to appreciate the world according to its own rules without attempting to rationalize and compare it to reality. After the corporate compound insider view with Jimmy in the previous book, I also appreciated the choice of outsiders to the corporations as the points of view here. I was somewhat disappointed at first in the choice of isolationist cult members as those viewpoints, but I ultimately came to appreciate the choice. Few things are worse than when an author with a ridiculous world attempts to explain that world. In the choice of religious fundamentalists here, the reader is able to experience the world without having to handle questions of how it got there, and that is ultimately a good thing.
Unfortunately, though, this review, like the book, cannot be complete without finishing the trilogy, so off we go to the next book. Eventually. Not sure how much Atwood I can really handle back-to-back.
sherylm0rgan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Sexual content, Trafficking, and Pandemic/Epidemic
mybestfriendsarefictional's review against another edition
4.0
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
simply_fran's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0