Comments on: The Year of the Flood http://somanybooksblog.com/2010/01/06/the-year-of-the-flood/ the agony and ecstasy of a reading life Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:53:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: 2010 in Review | So Many Books http://somanybooksblog.com/2010/01/06/the-year-of-the-flood/#comment-54857 Wed, 29 Dec 2010 22:02:37 +0000 http://somanybooksblog.com/?p=3307#comment-54857 [...] The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood. Have I ever mentioned that Atwood is one of my favorite authors? [...]

]]> By: Media Books http://somanybooksblog.com/2010/01/06/the-year-of-the-flood/#comment-51972 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:03:09 +0000 http://somanybooksblog.com/?p=3307#comment-51972 Masterpiece. This is a stunning work of imagination. The near-future dystopian world that Atwood creates is so real, so consistent, so self-enclosed, so immediate and stand-alone. I loved Oryx and Crake, but I love this more. They are parallel stories. This is not a sequel or a prequel.

]]> By: Thomas at My Porch http://somanybooksblog.com/2010/01/06/the-year-of-the-flood/#comment-48805 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:19:01 +0000 http://somanybooksblog.com/?p=3307#comment-48805 I thougth Flood and O&C were both amazing. My other half was going to read The Handmaid’s Tale on our recent vacation. I ended up stealing it from him and reading it in a day. I hadn’t read it for about 15 years and it was great reaquaint myself with it. What a great book.

]]> By: Stefanie http://somanybooksblog.com/2010/01/06/the-year-of-the-flood/#comment-48670 Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:08:55 +0000 http://somanybooksblog.com/?p=3307#comment-48670 Dorothy, while the pair of novels is worth getting to, for your first Atwood I would definitely recommend something else.

Iliana, they don’t have to be read in order but since you have Oryx and Crake, might as well start there! :)

Juanita, well, if you are a big fan of dystopian literature you really need to read Oryx and Crake and The Year of the Flood. Hope you like them when you get to them :)

Cipriano, I remember when you were reading this one. It had me very excited to read it too especially since I believe you said you liked it better than the previous one. I suspect this one will be towards the top of my 2010 favorites.

Danielle, Atwood is fun to gulp but you do eventually get filled up and need to digest. I hope you like Oryx and Crake and Flood when you get to it. I look forward to hearing what you think of them!

]]> By: Danielle http://somanybooksblog.com/2010/01/06/the-year-of-the-flood/#comment-48664 Sun, 10 Jan 2010 01:02:56 +0000 http://somanybooksblog.com/?p=3307#comment-48664 Oh, I have to read this. I’ve not read anything by Atwood for ages. I gulped most of her books years ago and then I think I was just full up, but now I am ready to get back to her work. I’ll start with Oryx and Crake since I have it on hand!

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