Oryx and Crake

by Margaret Atwood | Science Fiction & Fantasy |
ISBN: 1844080285 Global Overview for this book
Registered by Mytilus of Plymouth, Devon United Kingdom on 6/25/2005
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Journal Entry 1 by Mytilus from Plymouth, Devon United Kingdom on Saturday, June 25, 2005
Erica Wagner, The Times
'Atwood has an advertiser’s eye for naming, and her coinings make the novel glitter'
Boyd Tonkin, The Independent
‘A complex and effective exploration of a futuristic nightmare’

Journal Entry 2 by SwanOfKennet from Edinburgh, Scotland United Kingdom on Saturday, July 2, 2005
This was a very welcome find from my wish list in my Unconvention goody-bag.

Once upon a time I had the hardback edition. Foolishly, I lent it to a friend and work colleague I thought I trusted. Next thing I knew the colleague, now an acquaintance, had not only left the company but hads also moved to the US.

Pah!

But I know this is one of those novels good enough to bear multiple readings and I'm glad to have it back.


Released 17 yrs ago (8/21/2006 UTC) at Mikasa Street Post Office in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria United Kingdom

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Journal Entry 4 by RDWirral from New Ferry, Merseyside United Kingdom on Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Got this today - I've got 3 or 4 books ahead of it but will get to it ASAP,

Thanks Rosie!

Journal Entry 5 by RDWirral from New Ferry, Merseyside United Kingdom on Monday, September 4, 2006
This is typical Atwood! A nightmare vision of a dystopian future, it reminded me of The Handmaids Tale, which took the development of the religious right to the extreme. This book takes current scientific development, like using animals as organ donors, genetic modification and cloning, the modern tendency to think everything can be cured by a wonder drug, and takes it to the max, creating a disturbing vision of what could be lurking in all our futures.

Liked it more than Alias Grace less than Handmaids tale.

Journal Entry 6 by RDWirral from New Ferry, Merseyside United Kingdom on Monday, September 4, 2006
This is typical Atwood! A nightmare vision of a dystopian future, it reminded me of The Handmaids Tale, which took the development of the religious right to the extreme. This book takes current scientific development, like using animals as organ donors, genetic modification and cloning, the modern tendency to think everything can be cured by a wonder drug, and takes it to the max, creating a disturbing vision of what could be lurking in all our futures.

Liked it more than Alias Grace less than Handmaids tale.

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