This was not the strongest of the trilogy, although I liked it and was glad to have some closure for the characters. I think the overall trilogy was very thoughtful and terrifying in the way excellent Science Fiction should be. ( )

Science fiction

I feel like Atwood did a great job of finishing the trilogy. Happy to know how it ends, sad to have to be finished with the characters. ( )

This book is the final book in the MaddAddam trilogy set in a dystopian near future where the human race has been decimated by a deadly virus, designed and intentionally released by radical scientist Crake. He hoped to replace humans with his biologically engineered race, colloquially known as the Crakers, a gentle and innocent species who revere the first human they met, Snowman the Jimmy. Jimmy has told them they were created by Crake, so they treat Crake as a god-figure. As this story opens, a small group of humans is making its way back to a shared camp between humans and Crakers. They have banded together in an attempt to increase the likelihood of survival.

It is told by a small number of narrators. One of the primary protagonists is Toby, a woman who takes Blackbeard, a young Craker, under her wing, teaching him how to read, write, and tell stories. It is dystopian fiction that includes many challenges that humans would be facing in a post-apocalyptic scenario, including food sources, environmental devastation, alternative means of healing, and establishment of a new social structure.

They must figure out how to deal with a violent human group called Painballers and genetically spliced wild animals. Themes include abuse of technology, sustainability, storytelling, inter-species cooperation, and morality/ethics. It is thought-provoking, as well as entertaining.
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There's so much to like about this book: the other 2 that came before it, the vegan message, the fall of crapitalism, the plants-used-as-medicine knowledge, the fact that another book is coming... ( )