Book Review - The Year of the Flood

Another book by Margaret Atwood, this is told in present tense, with flashbacks, from 2 point of view characters - one in first person, the other in 3rd person. Sounds shit - but it wasn't. The story is set in a far-fetched future, where:

• pharmaceutical companies produce both maladies & cures, unchecked by any authority
• Secret Burgers won't divulge the secret ingredients of their popular fastfoodstuffs, & the rate of vagabonds in the city coincidentally plummets
• the police force & army are privatised & sponsored by corporations
• religions interpret the bible to suit their own purposes

After an apocalyptic viral epidemic, the survivors are members of a religious commune, called The Gardeners, vegetarians whose purpose it is to grow organic foods & reduce, reuse & recycle. Radical! A top book, & topical to boot.