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Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

20 reviews

thedinosaurkid's review

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Great book.
If you don't like exposition I would not reccomend this to you. Over half of the book is spent remembering the past, but in the context of the world and situation it makes sense. 
Jimmy/Snowman is a fairly accurate depiction of a dude and how a dudes mind works. Oryx and Crake are fleshed out very well and Snowman's memories are played out well. The most interesting part to me is the way that Oryx and Crake have been deity-ifed (not a word but you get my point) by Snowman and The Children of Crake. 
The symbolism is very interesting. 
The ending is ambiguous, on purpose, and gives very vague answers. It's of course frustrating to not have that satisfying ending that answers all your questions but that is the point of the book. The future remains uncertain.
Overall a good book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Rape, Mental illness, Excrement, Alcoholism, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Animal cruelty, Drug use, Alcohol, Gore, and Animal death

rzh's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Animal cruelty, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Violence, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Alcoholism

Minor: Child death, Drug use, and Drug abuse

sophieennis's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Trafficking, and Violence

kerttuli's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Death, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Murder, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Genocide, Misogyny, Ableism, Alcoholism, and Gore

Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Body horror, Medical content, and Homophobia

poetry_shaman's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Violence, Death, Pedophilia, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Death of parent, Misogyny, Cursing, Kidnapping, Classism, and Genocide

Minor: Alcoholism and Addiction

keatynbergsten's review

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Trafficking

sorcha's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Death

Moderate: Genocide, Murder, Sexual content, and Trafficking

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Rape, Drug use, and Death of parent

zgc's review

dark funny mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Fucking brutal, but holds up extremely well. Character writing is well observed and sharp, recurring motifs of speech chart changing relationships. Humor and wit are peppered throughout, but the book never feels like it's trying to be too clever or undercut its tone. Hell of a thing to read in 2021

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Trafficking

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Murder, Gun violence, Gore, and Drug use

elphaba105's review

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Gore, Medical content, Murder, Pedophilia, Trafficking, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

biblioseph's review

dark sad slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Pedophilia, Genocide, Trafficking, Medical content, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Violence, Suicide, and Misogyny

Moderate: Child death, Death, Alcoholism, and Police brutality

Minor: Ableism, Homophobia, and Sexual content

This book's narrator is problematic in many ways, but does not engage in rape or abuse, rather

he tells us about what other people have done to children, and tells the story of someone who was trafficked and abused

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