Susan R. (Sue-in-AZ) - , reviewed on 8/8/2016 + 108 more book reviews

Margaret Atwood is the queen of dystopia, and with this book she doesn't disappoint.

I could hardly put the book down. I agree with other reviewers, it was similar to the world of Oryx and Crake, but a little less dark.

The setting is America, with an utterly collapsed economy. The protagonists are a young married couple, recently jobless, homeless, living in their car on very unsafe streets. Very little family - and none they can rely on.

When they see a commercial for a new utopian way of life, they sign up and begin to live in a revitalized prison/town. They move in and are happy - they have jobs, a home, food, a safe community. The community is a success for everyone initially.

But eventually, power corrupts, and the young couple is caught in the crosshairs.

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