Welcome to Wishlist Wednesday!
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My Wishlist Wednesday book is:
MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood
(to be released September 2013)
From Goodreads:
Months after the Waterless Flood pandemic has wiped out most of humanity, Toby and Ren have rescued their friend Amanda from the vicious Painballers. They return to the MaddAddamite cob house, which is being fortified against man and giant Pigoon alike. Accompanying them are the Crakers, the gentle, quasi-human species engineered by the brilliant but deceased Crake. While their reluctant prophet, Jimmy — Crake’s one-time friend — recovers from a debilitating fever, it’s left to Toby to narrate the Craker theology, with Crake as Creator. She must also deal with cultural misunderstandings, terrible coffee, and her jealousy over her lover, Zeb.
Combining adventure, humour, romance, superb storytelling, and an imagination that is at once dazzlingly inventive and grounded in a recognizable world, MaddAddam is vintage Margaret Atwood, and a moving and dramatic conclusion to her internationally celebrated dystopian trilogy.
Is anyone else as excited about this book as I am?
I had no idea a third book was on the way until I stumbled across this on Amazon last week. The first book in the trilogy, Oryx and Crake, is one of my very favorite books. At the time that I read Oryx and Crake, I was under the impression that it was a stand-alone novel. When The Year of the Flood came out a few years later, I was thrilled. And now — here comes book three!
If you haven’t read Oryx and Crake, I’d say drop everything and get this book! Here’s the Amazon synopsis:
Oryx and Crake is at once an unforgettable love story and a compelling vision of the future. Snowman, known as Jimmy before mankind was overwhelmed by a plague, is struggling to survive in a world where he may be the last human, and mourning the loss of his best friend, Crake, and the beautiful and elusive Oryx whom they both loved. In search of answers, Snowman embarks on a journey–with the help of the green-eyed Children of Crake–through the lush wilderness that was so recently a great city, until powerful corporations took mankind on an uncontrolled genetic engineering ride. Margaret Atwood projects us into a near future that is both all too familiar and beyond our imagining.
Margaret Atwood is a complicated, challenging, and always engaging writer. Her books require effort, but they’re well worth it. The first two books of this trilogy are science fiction with a dystopian twist — but with a unique worldview and literary approach. I absolutely cannot wait for MaddAddam!
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Bookshelf Fantasies 
I should start Atwood, I am being pressured into it from all directions. 😀
Hope you get it soon!
My WW
Definitely worth your time! I’m doing a post about The Handmaid’s Tale this Friday, in case you’re interested. 🙂 Her books are all so different, but she’s really brilliant.
I read The Handmaid’s Tale years ago and really enjoyed it and the other day started adding a load of her books to my amazon wishlist including Oryx and Crake. I love dystopian novels so I definitely need to read more Atwood. Great choice!
Becca @ Lost in Thought
http://lostinthought-becca.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/wishlist-wednesday-36.html
The Handmaid’s Tale is really a modern classic by now. I remember being blown away by it when I first read it. Thanks for visiting!
I didn’t know that MaddAddam existed until I saw that Margaret Atwood was coming to Ely Cathedral again to promote it! Gutted that I can’t go to the event as it is on the same day as my boyfriend’s cousin’s wedding, which if I didn’t attend I would incur the wrath of his grandma. Disappointment aside, I’m still excited for this and will have to re-read Oryx and Crake and The Year of The Flood to refresh my memory.
Oh, so sorry you have to miss Margaret Atwood’s appearance! I suppose skipping out early from the wedding would be a no-no. 🙂 I should look into it and see if she’ll be doing any appearances here! I’ll definitely have to do a re-read before September, at least of Year of the Flood (although my daughter is in the middle of it now — maybe she can just give me a detailed synopsis!)
Oryx and Crake is still sitting in my TBR pile (along with countless others) but I really do need to get around to it. Sounds like something I’d definitely love. Thanks for sharing!
My Wow Pick!
It’s really worth making time for, I promise! 🙂
Seen this author named around the blogs a lot. I am not familiar with her work though maybe I should give it a try. Good luck with waiting for the next book!!
This looks really interesting and I agree with Ciska. I’ve seen the author around before, but haven’t check out any of her work. Thanks for stopping by My WW!
Janina
I’ve never read that one, but it does sound interesting! Nice pick 🙂
I’ve read Atwood before and really enjoyed it – maybe I should check out this series too! How you get to read it soon 🙂
Here’s mine: http://danielleheartsbooks.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/wishlist-wednesday-7.html
Thanks for stopping by my blog! I love a good pandemic story. It appeals to the nurse in me and I have a hard time staying away! Great choice!
Brittany
Wow, the whole series sound really fantastic! I never heard about one before but I’ll look forward about this series. I hope you’ll get this book soon.
Great pick this week and thank you for visiting my blog =)
I haven’t heard of this one, but it sounds unique and creative! I just picked up The Handmaiden’s Tale recently and can’t wait to read that one. I hope you get this new one soon!
Thanks for stopping by my WW!
The whole series sounds weird. Weird but good.
Oh wow, this is a series? It sounds really interesting actually! 😀
It’s terrific! I’m not sure if the author planned it as a series from the start. My impression was that Oryx & Crake was originally supposed to be a stand-alone — so I was very pleasantly surprised when I heard there would be more.