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Oryx and Crake
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Feb 11, 2012
bookshelves: wilderness-books-can-usa, apocalyptic, favorites, weird, creepy, dark, fantasy, booker-pulitzer-nobel-material, favorite-author, beautiful-poetic
Read 2 times. Last read March 24, 2012.
How can someone make up such a fascinating and terrifying story? Wow.... I absolutely loved it. It took me some time to take this book from my book shelves, it was there already some time, it seemed a bit weird, but after having read the Handmaid's Tale, I took up the challenge and it was well, well worthed. An apocalyptic story about a guy who seems to have remained as the sole human alive after an epidemic catastrophy leading to mankind going down. Together with the weird Crake's children he survives and it's tough. The story alternates beween his youth and past and the apocalyptic world in which he has to survive and the story leads up slowly to the events that lead to the catastrophy. Highly recommended and highly fascinating. It took me some time to read it as I did not have much time to read, but every page was worthed and it was even worthwhile taking everything in intensively in stead of reading fast.
I am now officially a big fan of Margaret Atwood and looking forward to read the sequel.
I am now officially a big fan of Margaret Atwood and looking forward to read the sequel.
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Reading Progress
December 31, 2010
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(ebook Edition)
February 11, 2012
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Started Reading
(Hardcover Edition)
Started Reading
March 24, 2012
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Finished Reading
(Hardcover Edition)
March 24, 2012
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Finished Reading
April 2, 2013
– Shelved as:
wilderness-books-can-usa
July 2, 2013
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apocalyptic
October 26, 2014
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favorites
May 7, 2017
– Shelved
(Hardcover Edition)
June 5, 2017
– Shelved as:
weird
June 4, 2018
– Shelved as:
creepy
February 20, 2019
– Shelved as:
dark
February 21, 2019
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fantasy
February 21, 2019
– Shelved as:
booker-pulitzer-nobel-material
July 5, 2019
– Shelved as:
favorite-author
August 1, 2019
– Shelved as:
beautiful-poetic
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May 07, 2017 11:45AM
Great review Annet.
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So glad you enjoyed it!
Laughing as I read your review, perhaps at the "weird" assessment which instantly caused a flash of memories about this bizarre yet powerful book! I've read all of Atwood starting e Handmaids Tale and loved most, barely survived a few. Only one I keep picking up and not finishing is Cat's Eye.
There are three all together! Year of the Flood is next, then Maddaddam. 😊
Hi Renata,Cat's eye is still on my list to read. Next planned soon is Alias Grace. I love Atwood's 'weird' writing :-)
Stone Mattress is also a great piece of writing... see my review!
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Hi Dianah,
I read all three!
Also loved this book. And it's actually sequels. Oryx and Crake is the first book of a trilogy. And the other two are just as good.
Hi Annet!I love this book, and I love #2 even more!
Hi Robert and Julie,Agree with you both!
Yes! Second reading better!
Annet wrote: "Cat's eye is still on my list to read. Next planned soon is Alias Grace..."I would strongly suggest you don't leave it too long before you turn to Year of the Flood. It's a parallel story, though told in a very different format. (Personally, I don't think MaddAddam is worth rushing to, unless you're desperate for more.)
I liked Year of the Flood better also. I liked that it was more female focused. �
I liked the whole MaddAddam series, it's completely out of the box, weird and Atwood beautiful. I've seen not everyone likes it, but that is also Atwood. Loved this extraordinary story. I would tend to Year of the Flood too as the best one of the three...
Glad you enjoyed this one, Annet. I thought the whole trilogy superb!
I just love Atwood... did you read Stone Mattress? Would recommend it Paula!
No, I haven't read that one, Annet. Many thanks for the heads-up!
Smashing review Annet! I loved this too!😃
Love this series, love Atwood. Brilliant writer. Reminds me I have to read an Atwood this year, my quotum :-)
i loved this book, and the series, quite a lot! cheers on your review :)
i thought Alias, Grace was pretty awesome too.... in case you need more books to read ;)
Alias Grace, read it last year, reviewed it extensively, great, grande book. I was thinking Cat's Eye next?
that one i have not read... seems to rely heavily on bullying behaviors (though dated) and female relationships (which i find can be a tad cliched in novels)... but i will keep an eye out in case you read/review it :)
Terrific review, Annet. I’m a fan of Atwood’s too, but haven’t read this yet . Thanks.
This is quite something different from Atwood's other work, but the similarity is her brilliant writing and storytelling I would say. Recommended Angela, thanks!
Great review, Annet! Have been meaning to read this one forever!
It's a weird and grand trilogy Tras, hope you can start on it soon! :-)
I loved The Year of the Flood even more than Oryx & Crake. Haven't yet read Maddaddam, but looking forward to it.
Wonderfully put. A favourite of mine.
Dianah wrote: "I loved The Year of the Flood even more than Oryx & Crake. Haven't yet read Maddaddam, but looking forward to it."I loved Maddaddam, maybe also because I like good dystopian stories. Great series!
Paltia wrote: "Wonderfully put. A favourite of mine." Thanks Paltia!
So easy to get lost in this series!
Absolutely Carla, loved this series!
