Saturday, 10 April 2010

Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

After being given an unbelievably large box bulging to the brim with books of all different kinds of genre's I did what I always tell people not to do, and made my choice based solely on the front cover! The pixelated picture of a green eyed girl intrigued me and remembering Margaret Atwood featured in the BBC top 100 list, for Handmaid's Tale, my choice was made.


The story is narrated by a character calling himself Snowman. He lives alone in a tree, wrapped in a sheet, starving to death. Slowly the story reveals a past of dangerous levels of genetic engineering, public lack of boundaries and a shocking ideology from his friend Crake, who it seems is behind Snowman's current situation.


Alone with a green eyed tribe created by Crake, with few human instincts left, Snowman, formally known as Jimmy embarks on a dangerous journey not only to find food but to find answers. The world has come to grief and Snowman thinks he is alone...but is he?


A breath-taking in-depth read. Scarily poignant in today's genetically modified environment. Has Atwood predicted the future? I certainly hope not!


8/10 as the ending didn't do the book as much justice as it deserved.




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