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A review by jeremynelson0899
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
"So Crake never remembered his dreams. It's Snowman that remembers them instead. Worse than remembers: he's immersed in them, he's wading through them, he's stuck in them. Every moment he's lived in the past few months was dreamed first by Crake. No wonder Crake screamed so much."
The writing style? What can I say other than it's Atwood? It's beautifully written as expected.
The characters are not wholly likeable, and if it's done really well, it makes for a fantastic story. Atwood does it expertly, weaving past traumas into present-day choices made by the characters, regardless of them being questionable choices or not.
The plot does get perhaps slightly too clever in parts, especially when Atwood goes into deeply scientific lingo about 'cell splicing' and 'deprogramming of the neurons' and such (I put it very simply here). However, the plot kept me wanting more until the very end. And dear God the twists were soooooooooo satisfying!
And the predictions the author made about the future? Yeah... they live up to their eerie reputation. From lab grown meat to mutated man-made animal species to viruses released by corporate pharmaceutical companies so they can keep selling 'cures'. Hell, Atwood even wrote a 'digital clipboard' into one of the scenes!!!
Is it Margaret Atwoods best one? Easily one of them. I still consider Alias Grace to be her Magnum Opus. However, Oryx and Crake comes a close second. A very, very close second indeed.
The writing style? What can I say other than it's Atwood? It's beautifully written as expected.
The characters are not wholly likeable, and if it's done really well, it makes for a fantastic story. Atwood does it expertly, weaving past traumas into present-day choices made by the characters, regardless of them being questionable choices or not.
The plot does get perhaps slightly too clever in parts, especially when Atwood goes into deeply scientific lingo about 'cell splicing' and 'deprogramming of the neurons' and such (I put it very simply here). However, the plot kept me wanting more until the very end. And dear God the twists were soooooooooo satisfying!
And the predictions the author made about the future? Yeah... they live up to their eerie reputation. From lab grown meat to mutated man-made animal species to viruses released by corporate pharmaceutical companies so they can keep selling 'cures'. Hell, Atwood even wrote a 'digital clipboard' into one of the scenes!!!
Is it Margaret Atwoods best one? Easily one of them. I still consider Alias Grace to be her Magnum Opus. However, Oryx and Crake comes a close second. A very, very close second indeed.