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Violence
A lot
Significant violence from the Painballers and the post-apocalyptic setting; some graphic content
Language
Some
Adult language in Atwood's literary register
Sexual Content
Some
Adult sexual content appropriate to the novel's themes of human survival and reconnection
Substance Use
Some
Substance references in the dystopian corporate world history
Emotional Intensity
A lot
The psychological cost of surviving an engineered apocalypse — and the question of whether the new world can avoid the old one's mistakes — is Atwood's central argument
What this book is about
The third MaddAddam trilogy novel follows Toby and Zeb as the surviving humans and the Crakers — gentle humanoids engineered by the late Crake — attempt to create community in the wreckage. Atwood braids Zeb's past with the present-day struggle for survival against the violent Painballers. The novel is the richest of the trilogy in its world-building; the dark dystopian history is counterbalanced by moments of genuine hope and dark humor. Adult content throughout.
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