Atwood's The Year of the Flood

[TJR357]

Anyone looking forward to this? Anyone read the prequel, Oryx and Crake?

 

[Ursa major]

In terms of its timeframe (as opposed to its time of publication), The Year of the Flood is not strictly speaking a sequel (or a prequel) to Oryx and Crake; it happens at the same time as Oryx and Crake.


Attwood herself came up with a neologism for it - some combination of sequel and simultaneous, which I can't recall at the moment (inappropriately enough) - but also said it's like one of those old books where a chapter began with "Meanwhile...".

 

[TJR357]

In terms of its timeframe (as opposed to its time of publication), The Year of the Flood is not strictly speaking a sequel (or a prequel) to Oryx and Crake; it happens at the same time as Oryx and Crake.


Attwood herself came up with a neologism for it - some combination of sequel and simultaneous, which I can't recall at the moment (inappropriately enough) - but also said it's like one of those old books where a chapter began with "Meanwhile...".

That's really quite interesting. I think I will like the whole "meanwhile" angle even more than a prequel/sequel type novel.

 

[GOLLUM]

I've got Oryx and Crake but I'm yet to fully read it.
Her other books are very good however.

 

[AE35Unit]

Is this the Atwood who wrote The Handmaiden's Tale, or am I barking up the wrong lamp post?

 

[Ursa major]

Bark away, AE: it is the same author.

 

[Omphalos]

In terms of its timeframe (as opposed to its time of publication), The Year of the Flood is not strictly speaking a sequel (or a prequel) to Oryx and Crake; it happens at the same time as Oryx and Crake.


Attwood herself came up with a neologism for it - some combination of sequel and simultaneous, which I can't recall at the moment (inappropriately enough) - but also said it's like one of those old books where a chapter began with "Meanwhile...".

A meanwhilequel?