The best book of the trilogy!

So many trilogies you only finish because you want "the conclusion" having long since ceased to be gripped by an author's increasingly long winded narration; not Atwood! This was my favourite of the three books (although probably my least favourite reading); highly recommended.

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A perfect end to the trilogy

The different narrators took a while to get used to but actually it’s really effective, especially when you get to Blackbeard’s voice. I loved the ending to this trilogy. Persevere with Zeb’s story as it becomes really relevant later on!

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Great story - last chapter poor

A good yarn. Decent recovery from the terrible 2nd installment. Last chapter is dreadful. Just felt like a lazy finish to an entertaining story.

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Couldn't stop listening

Where does MaddAddam rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

In this's genre, it is up there as one of my favourites

What was one of the most memorable moments of MaddAddam?

When the Crakers ask about "Oh f***". I laughed out loud and now consider "f***" in a whole new light!

Have you listened to any of the narrators’s other performances? How does this one compare?

It is as good as previously

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

When Blackbeard tells the story of the battle to the Crakers, wearing the red hat and putting the fish in his mouth

Any additional comments?

I hope they never make this into a film as it would come across in a superficial way, as without the carefully crafted language, it would be difficult to portray the complexity of these traumatised and complex characters.

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A biblical tale to finish Atwood's trilogy

This was a difficult book to read, so I listened to the audio book. The strange narrative styles are increasingly interesting as the characters progress in their understanding of their world, past and present. Occasionally a little heavy handed, the final book in this trilogy hammers home ideas about scientific progress, humanism and human emotion.

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Oh Snowman, what is toast?

I absolutely love these books! Oryx and Crake the most. They left me feeling happy and elated and just really glad to have experienced them. If you like science, dystopia, fascinating human relationships and brilliantly imaginative very well written stories, there are three here!

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Fantastic story!

Absolutely loved this story, so full of twists and turns, you must read the other books in the trilogy as well so the story makes sense. enjoy!

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Utopia or dystopia ? Insights into humanity

What made the experience of listening to MaddAddam the most enjoyable?

Being made to think about the effects of society upon innocence and the interplay of the characters coming at the same events from different angles and their own viewpoints and priorities.

What other book might you compare MaddAddam to, and why?

This is a sequel to Oryx and Craik by the same author and develops the possible consequences of that story.

Have you listened to any of the narrators’s other performances? How does this one compare?

Not aware that I have heard the same narrators elsewhere, but important that the three voices are given and used as the converging perspectives of the events are important in deducing the story and context. Well voiced and characterised, particularly Bernadette Dunne.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Amusing, disturbing, thought provoking, shaming, celebrating, humbling, edifying can all be applied. I laughed at the beginning and cried at the end.

Any additional comments?

Can stand alone, but better if have first assimilated Oryx and Craik, or better yet Margaret Attwood's other dystopian mirrors on ourselves.

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Mind blowing dystopian story- best of trilogy

it just keeps getting better this trilogy. hard to get into at first but such huge ideas explored and a fascinating mirror held up to religion, culture, race etc.
I really enjoyed this adventure!

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The trilogy

I was so happy listening to Oryx and Crake to find out it was a trilogy and not a single part of this story disappointed. The horror of realising that what you were listening to wasn’t a dystopian future but actually going on all around us was real but interspersed with actual laugh out loud moments made the entire series breathtaking.
I listen to audible all the time and can’t recommend this nightly enough.

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