Scan barcode
A review by theogb451
Oryx & Crake by Margaret Atwood
2.0
I am a fan of Atwood in general but this was not a fun read. Post apocalypse is a hard thing these days given the world is about to pass the point of climate disaster and the Covid pandemic looming large, but this one lacks any hope in the backdrop at all.
On top of that our main character is a weak man who seemingly takes no real responsibility until its too late. The passive character in awe to their more impressive friend is an old cliché and not one I care hugely for (didn't like A Prayer for Owen Meany or The Goldfinch) and when you add in the maddening nature of Oryx it all gets too much. It's almost a satire of the genre but if do I didn't feel it worked on that level either.
Overall a fairly horrible dark book that never let's up.
On top of that our main character is a weak man who seemingly takes no real responsibility until its too late. The passive character in awe to their more impressive friend is an old cliché and not one I care hugely for (didn't like A Prayer for Owen Meany or The Goldfinch) and when you add in the maddening nature of Oryx it all gets too much. It's almost a satire of the genre but if do I didn't feel it worked on that level either.
Overall a fairly horrible dark book that never let's up.