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A must-read: Margaret Atwood’s The Year of the Flood
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The Year of the Flood (Nan A. Talese, 2009) is the newest novel from Margaret Atwood. The novel, a retelling of the post-apocalyptic events described in Oryx and Crake (Nan A. Talese, 2003), is sure to satisfy fans of Atwood and speculative fiction alike.
The Year of the Flood presents an eerie vision of the not-so-distant future. Adam One, leader of the God’s Gardeners, has warned his followers that a waterless flood will lead to the destruction of society. Now, this premonition has become a reality: a massive plague has wiped out most of the world’s population.
The novel focuses on two women who have survived the plague. Ren, a dancer at Scales and Tails, and Toby, an ex-Gardner turned AnooYoo spa manager, attempt to maneuver through a world in which animal splices run wild and vicious Painballers are on the loose. Ren and Toby's stories become intertwining additions to Snowman's tale told in Oryx and Crake.
The Year of the Flood seamlessly blends humor with horror, song with narrative, and despair with hope—proving that Atwood remains at the top of her game. Readers should add The Year of the Flood to their must-read lists, or, as the Gardeners would say, “put Light around it.”
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