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Oryx y Crake by Margaret Atwood

37 reviews

uhhjeepers's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.5

This was incredibly mid for me. I truly believe if Atwood just wrote about the past in this novel, I would've liked it substantially better, even if I found essentially every character to be the most hatable person ever. The story itself had a lot of promise and, I will admit, was interesting once I completed the book. But I prefer a read that, even if it isn't perfect throughout, I can still care for it while I'm reading it. This was not that read for me. I think someone else could surely read this and feel everything I was missing. It's not that it was a bad novel, but I think some aspects were handled poorly and were rather gratuitous.

i.e. Oryx as an entire character that was sex trafficked but held absolutely no resentment whatsoever??? (I know there could be nuance there but if she was trying, Atwood missed the mark for me). Also, the blatant misogyny which I get was supposed to be unlikable in Crake but was perhaps supposed to be redeemable in Jimmy/Snowman??? Just really, really missed the mark. Ugh.

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nikwui's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

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

2.0

It was quite generic. Evil genius who is neurodivergent wants to destroy humanity. Humanities student used a propaganda. Not to mention the combination of the fridged woman and manic pixie dream girl. Overall, it had some good commentary on genetic manipulation but that’s pretty much it.

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keatynbergsten's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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sorcha's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated

4.0

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andhe's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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satanicangel's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Kinda wish I knew what I was getting into with this book. If you think you'll like it you probably will but I did not. It was really well written but shocking and horrific.

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elphaba105's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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