This and 
 MaddAddam 
 I've decided just aren't for me and won't be reading them. I hated what I read of 
 Oryx and Crake 
 and the beginning of this book didn't seem so much better. Sure, 16 pages is probably not enough to get a proper grasp, but from some reviews it is similar to the first book and no, that's just not for me. 
 I will try at least one more of Atwood's books though, because I 'enjoyed' 
 The Handmaid's Tale 
 .