Oryx and Crake
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A man, starving and alone in a near-future wasteland, confronts emotional and physical despair.
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caught at the KC Library bookcrossing party. I've already read Atwood's Handmaid's Tale and The Blind Assassin. I really, really enjoyed both and am excited to read this one. Both were very thought-provoking.
Handmaid's Tale was one of the scariest books I've ever read. It's not meant to be a horror book, but it details a society where women have lost all rights because of a group of religious radicals. The thing is, you can see how it really could happen in today's society. I couldn't put it down.
The Blind Assassin I found engaging as well. It's more of a mystery-type novel that uses fragmentation to prolong the suspense.
I've read the first few chapters of Oryx and Crake and it's more similar to Handmaid's Tale than it is to The Blind Assassin. So far, the narrator has detailed main character's desparate life, but has not explained what happened to bring him to this state. I'm in suspense already. It'll be interesting to read a recent novel of this author's.
Handmaid's Tale was one of the scariest books I've ever read. It's not meant to be a horror book, but it details a society where women have lost all rights because of a group of religious radicals. The thing is, you can see how it really could happen in today's society. I couldn't put it down.
The Blind Assassin I found engaging as well. It's more of a mystery-type novel that uses fragmentation to prolong the suspense.
I've read the first few chapters of Oryx and Crake and it's more similar to Handmaid's Tale than it is to The Blind Assassin. So far, the narrator has detailed main character's desparate life, but has not explained what happened to bring him to this state. I'm in suspense already. It'll be interesting to read a recent novel of this author's.
I am just beginning to read this. I think this is the coolest think ever.
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CAUGHT IN COLUMBIA MISSOURI USA
This is such a cool idea. I adore it. I shall continue to hunt for books for the rest of my life.
This book was amazing! It was haunting, gripping, and un-put-downable. I found the style similar to her other books, where the book unfolds as a "past mystery"-- the narrator knows what's happened, but won't reveal it fully until the end of the book. This technique makes Atwood's books extremely addictive; it's almost like talking to someone who you don't know well, but you know they have a scandal in their past and you really want to them to tell you about it, but you can't ask directly out of courtesy. And you never know what the next plot twist might be.
The book alternates between the narrator's past and present, and through both, the reader gets a clear picture of the scientifically advanced future, where human bodies are made and re-made through genetic-remodication and eerily innovative advances in medicine. Some of the most creative parts of this novel are the hybrid animals that exist in this world--the snat, the pigoon, and the rakunk. The children of Crake offer some fundamental questions about the nature of men and his questionable perfection. When do "playing God" go too far? When you come down to it though, it was basically a survival novel in which a man, previously sheltered by the technological world, must stay alive while caring for the future of humanity, even if it is in an altered state.
While reading this novel, I wondered the following things: a) I wonder what inspired Atwood to write this novel? b) I wonder if this could conceivably happen, somewhere down the line? c) I wonder if Oryx and Crake are real people in the book or facets of Snowman's personality? d) I wonder if the creators of "28 Days Later" read this book? Many of the scenes in the novel are reminscent of the movie, as well as the type of the plague that infected humanity in both.
Well I found this book thoroughly scary. I finished at 1 a.m. and stayed awake for another hour, being completely scared of the dark! I didn't have to put the book in the refrigerator though, so sorry, Ms. Atwood, but it's no 'Salem's Lot. ;-)
Great book, passed it along to my housemate, Kristina! (see entries 4 & 5 above, she totally beat me to journalling it!!!)
The book alternates between the narrator's past and present, and through both, the reader gets a clear picture of the scientifically advanced future, where human bodies are made and re-made through genetic-remodication and eerily innovative advances in medicine. Some of the most creative parts of this novel are the hybrid animals that exist in this world--the snat, the pigoon, and the rakunk. The children of Crake offer some fundamental questions about the nature of men and his questionable perfection. When do "playing God" go too far? When you come down to it though, it was basically a survival novel in which a man, previously sheltered by the technological world, must stay alive while caring for the future of humanity, even if it is in an altered state.
While reading this novel, I wondered the following things: a) I wonder what inspired Atwood to write this novel? b) I wonder if this could conceivably happen, somewhere down the line? c) I wonder if Oryx and Crake are real people in the book or facets of Snowman's personality? d) I wonder if the creators of "28 Days Later" read this book? Many of the scenes in the novel are reminscent of the movie, as well as the type of the plague that infected humanity in both.
Well I found this book thoroughly scary. I finished at 1 a.m. and stayed awake for another hour, being completely scared of the dark! I didn't have to put the book in the refrigerator though, so sorry, Ms. Atwood, but it's no 'Salem's Lot. ;-)
Great book, passed it along to my housemate, Kristina! (see entries 4 & 5 above, she totally beat me to journalling it!!!)
I like this book thus far; I am on page 115 or so. However, there are 2 parts in particular that I like. One is on page 41 where it says, "...a sudden feeling of happiness came over him. It must be a vitamin defficiency." That so reminded me of my friend Nick Ah-Loe.
And Then..I really liked the part where he starts rambling about what the body does when it has abandoned the mind and soul...about executions being artistic and porn being romance to the body. I really liked that take on things. I really don't know where Atwood came up with all of this though, I mean, this woman has a seriously creative and active mind. Ok I'm hungry. Hello Amy I love you.
And Then..I really liked the part where he starts rambling about what the body does when it has abandoned the mind and soul...about executions being artistic and porn being romance to the body. I really liked that take on things. I really don't know where Atwood came up with all of this though, I mean, this woman has a seriously creative and active mind. Ok I'm hungry. Hello Amy I love you.
A quote from Kristina from Oryx and Crake:
"[I am] currently on a 28 day sex fast in honour of the Great Moon-Goddess Oestre, patroness of soybeans and bunnies"
-Oryx and Crake, pg 168
I adore that quote as well! I totally forgot it was in there. It's so you! Did you finish the book? Are you releasing it into the wild? I'm so excited; I've never done a wild release before, and I feel as though I am living vicariously through your wild release!
"[I am] currently on a 28 day sex fast in honour of the Great Moon-Goddess Oestre, patroness of soybeans and bunnies"
-Oryx and Crake, pg 168
I adore that quote as well! I totally forgot it was in there. It's so you! Did you finish the book? Are you releasing it into the wild? I'm so excited; I've never done a wild release before, and I feel as though I am living vicariously through your wild release!
I have finished it!! OK, I was fond of it in the beginning, then the middle I started thinking "ok...umm....where is this going..." and then I got to the end and in like 50 pages it all came together and then it was over. That upset me; by then it was just getting good and I didn't want it to be over...I don't know. I did, indeed, like a lot of the thoughts that Atwood had...I didnt believe that Oryx deserved the "Eve" role, however, because she really didn't contribute that much to the Craker's creation...Also, towards the end the Crakers ask "What is grow?" when they specifically said earlier on in the book "the ground grows our food for us?", but hence, that is minute.
I am sort of confused as to whu Crake killed Oryx, and I am freaked out by the Crakers. They remind me of people I know and they make me scared to take my vitamins...well, BlyssPlus does, anyway. Ok, I think I am saying too much..If you haven't read this yet, I hope you didn't read this entry. I am going to release this book as soon as possible.
I am sort of confused as to whu Crake killed Oryx, and I am freaked out by the Crakers. They remind me of people I know and they make me scared to take my vitamins...well, BlyssPlus does, anyway. Ok, I think I am saying too much..If you haven't read this yet, I hope you didn't read this entry. I am going to release this book as soon as possible.
that last comment was from me, FYI. Also, correction: The Crakers didn't ask, but stated, earlier in the book "the gound doesnt want to hurt us, it grows our food for us."
