Book Club – The Year of the Flood

A month ago, I took a walk into Indigo, downtown on St. Catherine Street. Like any other Indigo day, I first made my way upstairs to the bargain section. Filtering through the piles of novels, I did not find anything. Turning toward the amazing coffee shop, where I ordered a black medium coffee, I spotted a discounted notebook for 2 dollars. Grabbing the notebook and not satisfied in finding a novel, I managed to head toward the fiction area. Clearing my way through the busy crowd, I saw in front of me, The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood.

It’s unfortunate up until that point that I never had read any literature written by Margaret Atwood. After reading the flap and her rave reviews from her previous novel, Oryx and Crake, without hesitation I took a chance in purchasing it. At the cash, the staff also raved about the Oryx and Crake, as well as The Year of the Flood. Mind you, I truly put my trust in the reviews of Indigo’s staff, I have never once been disappointed.

During my busy schedule I made time at night to read the novel. Truth be told, I was a bit apprehensive. Atwood throws you into this grim-future of how the world ended. Her vividly and wild imagination transported me from my comfy couch to an apocalyptic future. Needless to say, the time I spent with her characters, Ren and Toby, as well as the Gardeners, made January’s coldest days fly by.

This is an amazing read. It has so many layers of themes and beautifully well-written that your mind will continue to clatter and reflect.

It makes perfect sense at this point to recommend this after persuading you to go to the library. At the library, they have 8 available, waiting to be read. Feel free to leave comments about the novel.