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I think this presents one of the scariest post-apocalyptic worlds I've ever been to. Like the best post-apocalyptic stuff, this one is creepy because of its plausibility. But while I found the setting and most of the characters to be plausible, I found the villain to be just a touch implausible. But, he was still pretty creepy.
This novel takes place in two overlapping stories, one which follows the main character, "Snowman," in the present, when he appears to be the only human being left alive. ...more
This novel takes place in two overlapping stories, one which follows the main character, "Snowman," in the present, when he appears to be the only human being left alive. ...more
There was a certain calm to this book that I enjoyed. I'm thankful for the small bite-sized chapters, because oftentimes I'd be confused where the story was going. Things came together at the end, but left me unsatisfied. I'll read The Year of the Flood with more realistic expectations and hope that Oryx and Crake was merely a foundation to a greater story.
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What a stunning, devastating book. If you want to truly understand nihilism, and feel the utter worthlessness of humanity, this book will do it. The inverted parallels to the Divine Comedy are also very well done and beautifully effective.
The most disturbing part about this book though, is how even though it was written 10 years ago we are still so clearly on the path laid out the story. If you didn't have reason to worry about genetically modified food and the pharmaceutical industry already, ...more
The most disturbing part about this book though, is how even though it was written 10 years ago we are still so clearly on the path laid out the story. If you didn't have reason to worry about genetically modified food and the pharmaceutical industry already, ...more
At first, I wasn't sure I could get into this book, but the more I read, I couldn't put it down. I'm not one who likes to read science fiction, though I guess Atwood calls it "speculative fiction". It was an interesting look at what life could be like when we let science get out of control. I highly recommend this book.
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4.5 stars. Great storytelling throughout (although the very beginning was a bit slow for me, as the story unfolded I appreciated it more). A brilliant and terrifying vision of an apocalyptic future. I highly recommend this to fans of post-apocalyptic and dystopian literature.
This is the post-apocalyptic book that people should be shitting their pants about, not Cormac McCarthy's "The Road". Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed The Road, it just reach the heights of Atwood's brilliance in that particular little genre
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This is a remarkable book, an insightful commentary on biotech and today's culture of apathy. I was shocked and disappointed by the ending, and will have to re-read the last tenth to understand why the author chose to do it.
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2016 Book Riot Read Harder Challenge #7: Read a Dystopian or Post-Apocalyptic Novel
May 12, 2008
Heather
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Rich
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