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Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

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nbarak's review against another edition

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challenging dark funny mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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3.0

Although Oryx and Crake is beautifully and compellingly written as Atwood's work always is, I think I'll have to rate it on style rather than substance until I've read the rest of the trilogy. In terms of content, there's really very little new insofar as post-apocalyptic lit goes. Okay, nearly all the human race is presumed to be have been horribly wiped out, leaving behind Jimmy, aka Snowman, and the prelapsarian "Crakers." So far, Snowman is not a particularly likeable narrator; Crake was a frustratingly enigmatic and megalomaniac genius; and both Oryx and the Crakers are complete ciphers. I do hope my trust in Atwood as an author to develop the deep humanity in her characters that is a hallmark of her work turns out to be justified.

THIS REVIEW TO BE REVISITED ONCE I'VE FINISHED THE TRILOGY.

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5.0

Loved, loved, loved this book. Margaret Atwood is one of the best, if not the best author I've read. One thing I really appreciate about the parallel worlds she creates in her books, is that they make sense. She makes up a completely new world, and it is incredibly well thought up, and yet has unmistaken parallels and messages to us in the present.

I gave the book 5 stars because it made me see the world in a new light.