From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Handmaid’s TaleOryx and Crake is at once an unforgettable love story and a compelling vision of the future. Snowman, known as Jimmy before mankind was overwhelmed by a plague, is struggling to survive in a world where he may be the last human, and mourning the loss of his best friend, Crake, and the beautiful and elusive Oryx whom they both … beautiful and elusive Oryx whom they both loved. In search of answers, Snowman embarks on a journey–with the help of the green-eyed Children of Crake–through the lush wilderness that was so recently a great city, until powerful corporations took mankind on an uncontrolled genetic engineering ride. Margaret Atwood projects us into a near future that is both all too familiar and beyond our imagining.
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Not my kind of interesting….. sorry
This was hard to get into at first. But after a while, I couldn’t put it down, and by the end, all I could think about was getting and reading the next one. Atwood’s world-builiding is, as always, on point. The characters are compelling and relatable in ways that people from such a bizarre future should not be. The twists in this series kept me turning pages and moving to the next book without hesitation. A must read trilogy.
Atwood at her best! Read the trilogy to see these characters again and again. Oryx and Crake, The Year of the Flood, and Mad Adam. You will lose yourself in the world Atwood creates.
No one does dystopia like Margaret Atwood. The first book in the MaddAddam futuristic series is, at its heart, a love story, and I always love a love story!
Well written
This book was not for me. I did not finish it.
The whole Oryx and Crake trilogy is timely, weird, and terrifying, and I couldn’t put it down. It’s a near future in which a brilliant, crazy genetic engineer has decided to solve humanity’s problem for us—our Problem, with a capital P.
It takes a while to get into this strange tale, but once you do, it’s fascinating.
This is one of my absolute favorite novels by Margaret Atwood. It’s insightful, tragic, and somehow hopeful.
Overall a good post-apocalyptic read. First encounter with M. Atwood. A little hard to grasp plot at beginning, but plot reveals as book progresses. There was some erotica (reference to child prostitution and porn) that I felt was uncalled for and had relatively nothing to do with the plot. However, it was not excessive.
Oryx and Crake is one of my favorite books! I reread it every few years and it’s always a little heart breaking. There are 2 sequels to this book but I didn’t know that for a long time. While I like the sequels I also really enjoyed thinking oryx and crake was it. I loved the mystery and open endedness of it. Either way, top 2 Margaret Atwood books for sure.
Different take on future.
This book is a classic Atwood Speculative Fiction! If you’ve read Handmaid’s Tale and admired it…this book is for you. Brilliantly! Scary! Unbelievably superb! Read it now!
Sometimes this plot hits too close to the truth.
Kept me guessing to the very end . . . even then didn’t want it to be over. Read next book immediately.
The world is dystopian enough these days, and I wasn’t sure i was up for delving into a literary version, but I was hooked as soon as I started. (Will start book two today.) Ms. Atwood is such an amazing writer – anything I can say about her talent seems paltry.
Interesting because it was so different from other dystopian books I’ve read. Motives of characters needed more support. No resolution at the end. Although there are two more books, I don’t think they follow the same story line.
Given all that, I still am glad I read the book. I will quit reading books I don’t like and skim books that drag. I did read every page of this one.
Gets you thinking… probably a reality not so far away. Very well written and love the reflections and considerations of the main character.
I love all of Margaret Atwood’s work–and this one was no exception. She is a wonderful writer who writes disturbing and haunting prose. These books are a must read for those concerned about our world and what is to become of it.
The dystopia is all too real.
A thought-provoking vision of the future of humankind. I love Margaret Atwood’s mind!