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Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

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thereaderofbooks's review

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dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

dinogirl2000's review

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Because of sexual content

dmrains's review

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I hated how bleak and pessimistic this future was. In the world today, and as a person with major depression disorder, I need something with some sort of hope in it, and I was having a hard time finding any in this setting, plot, and characters

picklebed's review

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adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

nicolebonita's review

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challenging dark funny reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

timna_wyckoff's review against another edition

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5.0

Loved this! I've read and liked other Atwood, but after "The Blind Assassin" (did NOT enjoy), I gave her a rest for a while. This is a strident, often tragically amusing, commentary on modern life. It reminded me of "Super Sad True Love Story" in lots of ways (not really content, but message and feeling). The science is absurd, and doesn't take itself too seriously; it was generally well-done, so I was readily able to overlook the few awkward errors of an obvious non-scientist.