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I'm in the minority of my Goodreads friends. I HATED this book!!!!! And I feel so tired now that I've finished, as well as depressed.
I'm not a huge fan of Science Fiction, but I do enjoy some Dystopian novels. But...THIS!?!
The story is so horrific. My mouth hung opened for a few seconds after Crake and Oryx died. We know that Jimmy/Snowman's best friend and the girl he's loved since Oryx was a little girl are dead, and Snowman/Jimmy may be the only survivor of mankind.
This is a cerebral nove ...more
I'm not a huge fan of Science Fiction, but I do enjoy some Dystopian novels. But...THIS!?!
The story is so horrific. My mouth hung opened for a few seconds after Crake and Oryx died. We know that Jimmy/Snowman's best friend and the girl he's loved since Oryx was a little girl are dead, and Snowman/Jimmy may be the only survivor of mankind.
This is a cerebral nove ...more

The author spins a depressing view of a world not too unlike the one in which we live. Snowman, formerly known as Jimmy, has lost his best friend, Crake, and the woman they both loved, Oryx. This post-apocalyptic vision recalls to us the visions of other authors - Aldous Huxley and George Orwell among them. Will our world spin out of control due to technological development that creates new life forms? Snowman believes that he is alone with a group of physically enhanced people who know no rules
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Oct 02, 2024
Melissa (ladybug)
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did not like it
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Did not like this at all. It was a confusing mess and had no redeeming qualities

Mar 16, 2011
Gen
marked it as complete-series-to-read

Mar 16, 2011
Camilla
rated it
liked it
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Feb 12, 2013
Amy ~Lover of Books~
marked it as to-read

Feb 23, 2013
Sam
rated it
it was amazing
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Jan 01, 2015
Delitealex
marked it as to-read

Aug 08, 2015
Jim Townsend
marked it as to-read

Jan 01, 2017
Ruth
marked it as to-read

Dec 04, 2017
Jessica
marked it as to-read

Oct 04, 2023
Navah
marked it as to-read