The Year of The Flood by Margaret Atwood – Dystopian Books Review

Review, Synopsis, and Summary of the Novel The Year of the Flood

Margaret Atwood writes the Year of The Flood, and this novel is a sequel of her previous two novels “Oryx and Crake” and “MaddAddam”. The story revolves around a group of religious followers referred to as “God’s Gardeners”. Like her, every masterpiece novel, Margaret amazed everyone with this one too. It’s a different story based on a religious aspect as well as fiction. Fiction lovers will definitely enjoy this novel, just like I did.

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Author: Margaret Atwood

Genre: Dystopian Fiction/ Post-Apocalyptic/ Fantasy

Pages: 448                                                             

Goodreads Rating:  4.06/5        

My Rating: 8 out of 10 

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Review and Summary of the Dystopian Novel The Year of The Flood

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The story states a time of future evident of destructions and the apocalypse that changed the world. Genetic Engineering changed different aspects of life for example species and animals. Humans became extinct.

As predicted by Adam, God’s Gardener such time will survive and the humans will suffer from it. The time arrived and humans became endangered. Two women survived, along with just several other people. But even they became abandoned into two different places where there journeys for survival start.

The abandoned characters in the story are Ren and Toby. Ren is a young dancer locked up in a sex club whereas Toby is in a Spa. Despite their different lives and their journeys, they are in the safe boat of trying to survive, and it is interesting how they attempt to get through. Along with them, Amanda, Zeb and Jimmy survived too. But what they didn’t know is that Painballers made it to the survival list, and that’s where the story gets interesting.

Final Say on The Dystopian Novel The Year of The Flood

Margaret Atwood once again showed the dystopian fans that she remains one of the best dystopian writers. She completed the book with care, and it offers an exceptional novel. It’s an interesting story, and I really enjoyed reading it. I rated it an 8 out of 10. Will I read this story again? Yes, but after a few years, not too soon.

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