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Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

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oceanday8's review against another edition

2.0

I'm finally realized that I don't enjoy books if there isn't at least one character that I care about. This book includes a great deal of description and the world it describes is pretty interesting to consider, but it's not my thing.

outi's review against another edition

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adventurous dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

rebeccazh's review against another edition

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Atwood's dystopias are always terrifying because of how plausible they are. I enjoyed this one.

ketutar's review against another edition

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4.0

One can rely on Margaret Atwood. She is always good.
But heavy. It is painful to read this book. Too painful so that I would read the other parts of this series. Maybe one day, in the future.

I am participating in several reading challenges and have 56 books to read this February :-D
I don't think I'll manage... the books I have chosen have over 20.000 pages, so I should read some 750 pages every day. I read about a page a minute, so it would take me 12-13 hours to read my daily dose...
nevertheless, I read The Eternal Champion yesterday, and in that there was a discussion between two characters, about how two humanoid races cannot coexist like cows and horses can... because cows and horses don't know they compete about the living space and resources, and cannot calculate and speculate about the future... I find it interesting how everything is connected...