Oryx & Crake (MaddAddam, #1)
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Read between August 30 - September 5, 2013
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“Asshole isn’t swearing, it’s only graphic description.
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He doesn’t know which is worse, a past he can’t regain or a present that will destroy him if he looks at it too clearly. Then there’s the future. Sheer vertigo.
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the cat family purred at the same frequency as the ultrasound used on bone fractures and skin lesions and were thus equipped with their own self-healing mechanism,
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Falling in love, although it resulted in altered body chemistry and was therefore real, was a hormonally induced delusional state, according to him.
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At first they’ll say giants or gods, but sooner or later they’ll want to know the truth.
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He came to understand why serial killers sent helpful clues to the police.