This book gets a star taken a way for two reasons: 1. The first half is dry, tedious and a little bit boring. Very necessary and extremely well writtenThis book gets a star taken a way for two reasons: 1. The first half is dry, tedious and a little bit boring. Very necessary and extremely well written, but I was a little disappointed at first and thought I wasn't going to enjoy the book as much as I'd hoped. 2. I hated the end. Again, extremely well written and it ended exactly the way it was supposed to. And I don't really wish it had ended differently. But it's definitely not a book I will ever read again.
This is a book primarily about what it means to be human. What it's like to be alive. What it means to make the journey from childhood to adulthood. I mentioned above that the beginning/first half of the book was tedious - much the way childhood can seem at the time. I remember how long a year seemed when I was a kid. The first 10 years of my life took longer than the last 18. I would never want to be a kid again for the sole reason that I don't ever want to endure anything that long and arduous again. But in retrospect, childhood is a golden, magical time full of possibilities and innocence and joys that will never fully disappear. And that is what this book captured, along with the trials of navigating adolescence, and the aching nostalgia that comes with adulthood. All wrapped up in a deeply but subtly disturbing dystopian story that will definitely satisfy fans of the genre, even without delving into any true science fiction. Newsweek called this book "deceptively lovely" and that is exactly what it is. It starts out as a girl relating stories of her childhood and slowly sucks you under into something much more sinister but extremely powerful. Bittersweet, yes, but never bitter. This book is deceptively lovely....more
*Review for the audio book* I think a three star review for this book speaks for itself; it was alright but not fantastic. It was really short. The aud*Review for the audio book* I think a three star review for this book speaks for itself; it was alright but not fantastic. It was really short. The audio book was only two hours long. I am not sure if this was abridged or not; it did not say anywhere on the case.
As far as audio books go, this was pretty good. It was unique in that it wasn't read by a single narrator, but was actually dramatized with different voice actors for each character, background sounds, music and the works.
The story was interesting, but pretty standard as far as dystopian fiction goes. I think it was a little too short to be really engaging. If you think the premise sounds interesting, then definitely read this book. Margaret Atwood is a great writer and her books are always enjoyable. However, don't expect this book to change your life....more
Your typical post-apocalyptic/dystopian novel (it switches between the two, leaping about through time) about the potentially disastrous results of geYour typical post-apocalyptic/dystopian novel (it switches between the two, leaping about through time) about the potentially disastrous results of genetic engineering... moderately entertaining if not a little far-fetched. I enjoyed this book but did not love it. ...more
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