My immediate feelings about this book are I liked it, but I didn't love it, at least compared to the first book. Maybe it's because I am already familiarized with the world-building from the first book. Like I know about the weird (but peace-loving) blue people, Snowman and Crake, and all the genetic spliced animals. The Gardeners as a religious cult is an interesting concept to explore in actual end times, and while I appreciate Adam One's preachings, sometimes they can be a drag.
I’ll always be amazed at Atwood’s seamless skills in building a new world - in this case, a dystopian and desolate one. I love all the details about this world, from the quirky brand names to its strange gene spliced animals like the liobams (a curious mix of lions and lambs). The sermons and hymns by Adam One perhaps reflected Atwood’s own preachings on interspecies kindness, environmental activism, and pacifism. Being part of a trilogy, I am a bit frustrated that several characters were quite in the dark, like Adam One (who is he? Did he orchestrate the Waterless Flood?) and Zeb (what did he see in Lucerne?).
I am not sure what else to write, in general I enjoyed it but unlike the first book this did not feel revolutionary to me. It felt at times that it did not have enough details. The storyline did not have enough depth and I wish I gotten just more, I was simply not obsessed with this book.
Terracore is an open-source game built on top of the powerful Hive blockchain and ecosystem, which enables a vibrant marketplace and social experience for virtually all the game’s assets.
Terracore
This report was published via Actifit app (Android | iOS). Check out the original version here on actifit.io
