After the long ride with this series, the ending made me so mad I threw the book. However, sometimes when a book elicits such a strong response it simply shows how strong the storytelling and character building is.

**Spoilers**
I really was glad to see Yorick did not end up with his original Beth (and for all of the reasons I thought this was a doomed quest to begin with). The lack of a neatly tied up ending also was strangley satisfying. Yorick as a crazy old man was pretty great.

One of the original "dystopian" novels, The Handmaid's Tale is a nightmarish glimpse into an America that rapidly changed from the democratic society we know today to a scary patriarchy where women are only valued for their ability to bear children.
While I wished to know more about how and why society was able to so rapidly desintegrate, I did find Atwood's charachers, especially Offred (of Fred, her 'owner'), haunting.

Set in Wausau, WI, Revival puts a new twist on the over used zombie trope which keeps things interesting. Instead of merely coming back to life as shambling, mindless creatures, the dead in Central WI are 'reviving' to their old selves. Gruesome and intriguing (and set in my home state). Looking forward to more.