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miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
What an icon
This is quite fucked and and quite fucking wonderful
Graphic: Genocide, Murder, Rape, Grief, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Classism, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Trafficking, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Body horror, and Abandonment
allie_fawn's review against another edition
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Trafficking, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Sexual violence
Why is there no trigger warning for child pornography and child sexual abuse??? Absolutely despicable. There are details of little children being forced to do child pornography. A ton of scenes of young boys watching animal cruelty and porn. I do not know how books like this are legal, I truly don't. Shameful.raru's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, War, Death of parent, Pandemic/Epidemic, Death, and Sexism
cueba's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
4.0
It's interesting though! All characters have shit personality (nicely written, don't expect that character development) and I like Atwood's prose (of course). The protag, Snowman, is a good, storytelling narrator (a bit stupid sometimes)
Overall, I like it! Not really bought into the fucking hacking segment (it's pretty stupid) and there's not much intriguing ideas to ponder after reading the book (I find some of them too ridiculous). I liked this book due to how Atwood beautifully presented it, not the ideas themselves. Solid mystery book!
Graphic: Classism, Trafficking, Child abuse, and Slavery
Moderate: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Rape, and Adult/minor relationship
mievdk's review against another edition
- 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
4.25
The way the plot is structured is, in my opinion, perfect. The novel maintains a well-considered balance between giving enough information to inspire questions and keep you intrigued, but not too much to lose suspense.
Once I settled into the story I found it incredibly compelling. The plot is fascinating, especially during these times of rapid technological progress. I would say the novel is 50-50 plot and character driven.
Alhough the protagonist is odd and unreliable, I did empathize with him and found him funny. While definitely unorthodox, at the same time he felt really real and remained complex.
In sum, Oryx and Crake is another example of exquisite writing by Atwood.
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Gun violence and Suicidal thoughts
aislinn_mcd_harrison's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Death, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Slavery, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Excrement
greenglass67's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Body horror, Child abuse, Genocide, Trafficking, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Medical content, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Death, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Pedophilia
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Classism, Colonisation, Drug use, and Murder
eimear_jane's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Gore, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Medical content, Rape, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Blood, Cannibalism, Drug use, Genocide, Infidelity, Trafficking, Excrement, Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Child abuse, Animal death, Drug abuse, and Pandemic/Epidemic
backyardjake's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, War, and Classism
Moderate: Abandonment
Minor: Animal cruelty, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, and Drug use
bluemaiden's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Pedophilia, and Animal cruelty