A review by crowvalleygirl
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

3.0

Although Oryx and Crake is beautifully and compellingly written as Atwood's work always is, I think I'll have to rate it on style rather than substance until I've read the rest of the trilogy. In terms of content, there's really very little new insofar as post-apocalyptic lit goes. Okay, nearly all the human race is presumed to be have been horribly wiped out, leaving behind Jimmy, aka Snowman, and the prelapsarian "Crakers." So far, Snowman is not a particularly likeable narrator; Crake was a frustratingly enigmatic and megalomaniac genius; and both Oryx and the Crakers are complete ciphers. I do hope my trust in Atwood as an author to develop the deep humanity in her characters that is a hallmark of her work turns out to be justified.

THIS REVIEW TO BE REVISITED ONCE I'VE FINISHED THE TRILOGY.