Oryx and Crake
3 journalers for this copy...
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’
'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’
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.
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.
Journal Entry 3 by SwanOfKennet at Mikasa Street Post Office in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria United Kingdom on Monday, August 21, 2006
Released 17 yrs ago (8/21/2006 UTC) at Mikasa Street Post Office in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria United Kingdom
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Dispatched as a RABCK to rdwirral.
Dispatched as a RABCK to rdwirral.
Got this today - I've got 3 or 4 books ahead of it but will get to it ASAP,
Thanks Rosie!
Thanks Rosie!
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.
Liked it more than Alias Grace less than Handmaids tale.
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.
Liked it more than Alias Grace less than Handmaids tale.