Reviews

Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

lemari's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

tanya_the_spack's review against another edition

4.0

Took a while for the story to become interesting, and the references to CDs and DVDs pulled me out of the story every single time, but overall it's a pretty good tale.

jmcook's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

siliron's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

psoglav's review against another edition

5.0

My rating: ★★★★★

pictusfish's review against another edition

2.0

Extremely boring first half, then gradually got more and more exciting. Last 20% was very exciting and then the book ended right when it was really getting good.

artist_lace's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

bostonkatebooks's review against another edition

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

maddie_reads_stuff's review against another edition

5.0

A man struggling to survive and protect a village after an apocalyptic event remembers his life and how it intertwined with that of the mysterious Oryx and genius Crake.

I loved how Margaret Atwood let the story (past and present) unfold. Every time one question was answered, another five would come up, enough to keep me (somewhat) satisfied and yet always needing to read more. I loved how she created her dystopia. I loved how she wrote it. I loved this book.

abisam's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5