Read that one for a sci-fi class in college. I think the teacher had intended to discuss it as describing technology run amok; I took it as capitalism run amok.

I'd be curious to know which one Atwood actually meant.

... must not down vote ... all opinions are equally valid ... even when they're wrong ...

Thanks for not downvoting :) . I did not get if you liked the book a lot, or else if you found the plot awful :) .

I liked the book. A person who is so hurt by mankind's treatment of our world, that he attempts to destroy mankind while engineering a replacement (with more overt built in dependancies on the rest of the natural world) to repair the damage done but is ultimately foiled by mankind/nature's resilience. All narrated by the kind of ennui suffering character that makes up a large proportion of the first world. Written with the depth, biblical parallels, cyberpunk elements, etc that Atwood does so well. What's not to like?