“Atwood's latest is a fiercely imagined tale of suffering that rivals Job’s. “Atwood scores a 10.” -Philadelphia Inquirer You fall into her intensely inventive world and find yourself carried happily along.” -Anthony Doerr, Orion Magazine should grab a biohazard suit, crawl into a hermetically sealed fallout shelter, and dive right in.” -The Christian Science Monitor “Atwood is a wry wizard at world-building. The Year of the Flood is both a warning and a gift.” -Jane Ciabattari, “Books We Like,” NPR.org She enchants us so convincingly that after her spell is over, the ‘real’ world seems temporarily transformed. “Heart-pounding, mysterious and surprisingly touching. Her brilliance dazzles.” - The Plain Dealer “Prodigiously imaginative and outrageously funny. A hugely entertaining and satisfying read.” -The Irish Independent “Thought-provoking, beautifully constructed, and rich with the imaginative flourishes for which is rightly famous. She may be imagining a world in flames, but she’s doing it with a dark cackle.” -The Los Angeles Times

Stuffed with cornball hymns, genetic mutations worth of Thomas Pynchon and a pharmaceutical company run amok, it reads like dystopia verging on satire. The Year of the Flood is a slap-happy romp through the end times. “Atwood spins the most arresting alternate mythologies to our hell-bent world.

“Atwood renders this civilization and these two lives within it with tenderness and insight, a healthy dread, and a guarded humor.” - O, the Oprah Magazine Memorable characters, a tightly controlled pace and shockingly plausible scenes make it fly-to a mysterious, skin-prickling ending.” -San Francisco Chronicle Atwood tells a good story, one filled with suspense and even levity.” -USA Today The Year of the Flood isn’t prophecy, but it is eerily possible.” -The New York Times Book Review “Atwood is funny and clever, such a good writer and real thinker. “Leave it to Atwood to find humor in a post-apocalyptic world as she covertly, and brilliantly, addresses questions of how we need to live on an imperiled planet.” - Kansas City Star “A heart-pounding thriller.” - The Washington Post Book World at the pinnacle of her prodigious creative powers.” - Elle A gripping and visceral book that showcases pure storytelling talents.” -Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times “ energy, inventiveness, and narrative panache.

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