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Oryx & Crake

Oryx & Crake

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  • Author：Margaret Atwood
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Ilaria ，

"Queste cose non sono reali。 Sono fantasmagoria。 Erano fatte di sogni， e adesso che nessuno le sogna più si stanno sgretolando。"Oryx e Crake è un mix perfetto tra distopia e fantascienza; il racconto è ambientato in un futuro non precisato in cui una terribile epidemia ha spazzato via l'umanità e la vita per come la conosciamo。 Jimmy， che noi conosciamo come Snowman， è l'unico sopravvissuto cosciente di quello che è accaduto。 Snowman cerca di sopravvivere in una terra che è diventata inospitale "Queste cose non sono reali。 Sono fantasmagoria。 Erano fatte di sogni， e adesso che nessuno le sogna più si stanno sgretolando。"Oryx e Crake è un mix perfetto tra distopia e fantascienza; il racconto è ambientato in un futuro non precisato in cui una terribile epidemia ha spazzato via l'umanità e la vita per come la conosciamo。 Jimmy， che noi conosciamo come Snowman， è l'unico sopravvissuto cosciente di quello che è accaduto。 Snowman cerca di sopravvivere in una terra che è diventata inospitale e abitata da animali feroci frutto dei passati esperimenti genetici dell'uomo。 Jimmy viveva in uno dei Recinti， zone della terra in cui vivevano esclusivamente persone benestanti， mentre il resto della popolazione viveva in condizioni decisamente peggiori al di fuori dei Recinti。 Crake， vecchio amico di Jimmy， lo invita a lavorare per lui nel mettere a punto un nuovo farmaco。 E' qui che Jimmy incontra per la prima volta Oryx e se ne innamora。 Non sa che saranno proprio Oryx e Crake a segnare il suo destino e in un certo senso quello di tutta l'umanità。Riassumere la trama di questo romanzo è molto difficile， perchè si tratta di un racconto ricco， ricco di temi diversi， con uno stile particolare e caratterizzato da un realismo particolarmente accentuato。 Anche se parliamo di una distopia， in realtà il racconto è molto vicino a noi e spinge il lettore a riflettere su tutta una serie di temi che sono attualissimi。 Margaret Atwood è capace di catturare completamente l'attenzione del lettore， pur offrendo davvero pochissime informazioni sul racconto e sui personaggi， in particolare nei capitoli iniziali。 Ho trovato l'ambientazione molto originale e molto dettagliata。 La società descritta dalla Atwood è davvero particolare e credo che questo sia uno dei punti forti del romanzo。 Stesso discorso vale per i personaggi， Snowman， Crake e Oryx; tutti profondamente diversi， ma in un certo senso tutti vittime。 Ho trovato la storia ben scritta e ben sviluppata， forse ci sono solo alcuni capitoli che soffrono di un ritmo più lento。Ovviamente l'aspetto più corposo della storia， e anche quello che alla fine risulta essere più interessante， sono i temi trattati。 Margaret Atwood ci ha abituati a trattare dei temi che sono molto attuali; questo libro in particolare rappresenta una sorta di condanna all'abuso dell'ingegneria genetica， alla sperimentazione senza pensare alle conseguenze。 Ma si parla anche di ambiente， di sfruttamento minorile e di molto altro ancora。 Ecco perchè definisco il romanzo ricco， perchè ci aiuta a capire che il mondo descritto non è così lontano da noi， che basta prendere una decisione sbagliata， in particolare per quanto riguarda la salute della nostra terra， per arrivare in poco tempo alla rovina。 。。。more

Korkort ，

I didn’t like this。 There were some interesting parts like Oryx’s childhood and the flower business but that’s pretty much it。 My mind kept drifting。 I even had to read the wiki page to figure out what the heck this was about。 The narrator was good。

Amyann9 ，

Huh？ I started reading Game of Thrones before Oryx & Crake and couldn’t stand not knowing what the hell was going on。 So I picked up Oryx & Crake， and while I can say the same thing about this book， Margaret Atwood is a genius who can pull me into her writing even when it takes half the book to start to piece together the story。 She is a master story teller。 Her characters and complex and well developed， and the story is full of unbelievably imaginative detail。 I loved reading the book， but some Huh？ I started reading Game of Thrones before Oryx & Crake and couldn’t stand not knowing what the hell was going on。 So I picked up Oryx & Crake， and while I can say the same thing about this book， Margaret Atwood is a genius who can pull me into her writing even when it takes half the book to start to piece together the story。 She is a master story teller。 Her characters and complex and well developed， and the story is full of unbelievably imaginative detail。 I loved reading the book， but somehow the story just didn’t pull any emotional strings and too many loose ends were left open （maybe you need to finish the series）。 In the end， I know that we are suppose to put a lot of the loose ends together ourselves， but I don’t really have the patience for Atwood not finishing the story for me。Also， Maybe I feel like we are living in a dystopian world so I am no as shocked by where we could end up 。。。 this frankly felt a little too close to reality which in the end resulted in not having the shock value it probably did when it came out 。。。 that in itself kind of scares the shit out of me。 。。。more

Megan Redfern ，

MA is a weirdo and I love reading her work。

Lorena La Rocca ，

Era da tempo che non trovavo una storia che mi appassionasse e con Orix e Crake è successo。

Emily Gore ，

Not what you expect from Margaret however just as gripping and wonderfully detailed as always

Mackenzie Schutte ，

Loved it， the last 2 books answer all confusing questions （but one。。。） so KEEP READING

Benoît ，

The book opens with a dude on a beach in a post-apocalyptic setting， which had me excited。 From there， Atwood winds up the story through flashbacks and progressively reveals her idea of the end of the world， a structure which will be familiar to any reader of the Handmaid’s Tale。 I will say right away that the book gave the impression of having been written rapidly and that the elements were a little bit tossed together。 The overall tone is ironic and humorous， which I liked。 But the more it pro The book opens with a dude on a beach in a post-apocalyptic setting， which had me excited。 From there， Atwood winds up the story through flashbacks and progressively reveals her idea of the end of the world， a structure which will be familiar to any reader of the Handmaid’s Tale。 I will say right away that the book gave the impression of having been written rapidly and that the elements were a little bit tossed together。 The overall tone is ironic and humorous， which I liked。 But the more it progressed， the less it held together。The first part is still clockwork – we discover the childhood of the main character and wonder how his innocence will be crushed。 Sadly， the plot elements that are introduced will be mostly left behind and left to our imagination。 Atwood’s narrative preference is to only give out information begrudgingly， which leads to the characters never discussing the state of the world when it is obvious that a catastrophe is at play。 They live in a bubble。 The middle part is the adolescent years which flow into the adult years and which are by far the strangest part in the novel。 The friendship of Crake and Jimmy is based mainly on watching extreme content online， an ethical and moral WTF that just makes the characters weird and unrelatable。 Oryx appears quite late in the story， and she is mostly unrelatable as well as the traumatized kid with a protective layer that makes her appear simple。 There is little character development from there on。 I cannot say that any are likable or that Atwood is good at dialogue。 There are even some unpleasant YA undertones which to me is synonymous with self-centered whiny characters that would have the potential to save the world if they were not emotionally upset with dilemmas and their own immaturity。 I forget to mention that in the meantime， we have chapters for the dude on the beach。 That’s because they do not bear on the story， are not very interesting and do not really make sense。 The end is the part where the dystopian elements are introduced – all in one chapter – and massively disappoint by boiling down to an evil mastermind who wants to end the world。 。。。more

Vicky ，

The main character's voice is so strong and the buildup to the final scenes where the reader finds out exactly what happened to bring about the end of the of world。 **SPOILER ALERT** But did anyone else feel a little let down by the fact it was a fairly stereotypical love triangle？ I can see how it may be read as conveying the message that even the most brilliant minds are ruled by lust therefore Crake's plan to undo that through the Crakers was justified at least in his mind。。。Any other ideas？ The main character's voice is so strong and the buildup to the final scenes where the reader finds out exactly what happened to bring about the end of the of world。 **SPOILER ALERT** But did anyone else feel a little let down by the fact it was a fairly stereotypical love triangle？ I can see how it may be read as conveying the message that even the most brilliant minds are ruled by lust therefore Crake's plan to undo that through the Crakers was justified at least in his mind。。。Any other ideas？ 。。。more

Morena ，

meu preferido da atwood até agora， uma mistura de pandemia， mudanças climáticas， ditadura， bioterrorismo。。。ou seja， pertinente e atual。

Gabriel Bonfim ，

Oryx and Crake is a interesting experience。 In the beginning it feels like an eternity， but it is worth it when you get to the end。 I actually love the way the story works in two different ages， the Oryx plotline gets more and more shocking and revolting。

Antony ，

This took me a bit of time to get into， but ultimately it was a rewarding read。

Kelly Charmaine Marie Flanagan ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 That can I say that wouldn't subtract from the firehouse RKQ BY， That can I say that wouldn't subtract from the firehouse RKQ BY， 。。。more

Michael Olson ，

I was told to read these a long time ago and I finally finished the third book in this series but the world is really a long haul building idea that makes Kafka looks like it rushed its climax。 Cool world， but so slowwww and it does dystopia in a "beat the message over your head" with many aspects of the story which I don't enjoy。 I was told to read these a long time ago and I finally finished the third book in this series but the world is really a long haul building idea that makes Kafka looks like it rushed its climax。 Cool world， but so slowwww and it does dystopia in a "beat the message over your head" with many aspects of the story which I don't enjoy。 。。。more

Kristina ，

My three words: relevant， hypnotic， character-centeredOryx and Crake is the first book in Margaret Atwood's science-fiction MaddAddam trilogy。 This installment centers on Jimmy， who is seemingly one of the last people on Earth after a tragic pandemic wiped out the majority of the population。 Through Jimmy's story we get a glimpse into life before the apocalypse and what what happened to cause such a catastrophe。First of all， Margaret Atwood is amazing at world-building and this is no exception。 My three words: relevant， hypnotic， character-centeredOryx and Crake is the first book in Margaret Atwood's science-fiction MaddAddam trilogy。 This installment centers on Jimmy， who is seemingly one of the last people on Earth after a tragic pandemic wiped out the majority of the population。 Through Jimmy's story we get a glimpse into life before the apocalypse and what what happened to cause such a catastrophe。First of all， Margaret Atwood is amazing at world-building and this is no exception。 The majority of the novel you are flashing back and forth between Jimmy's life currently and the events leading up to the end of the world。 It takes awhile to see the cause of the pandemic come to light， but it is worth it to get to know Jimmy and his two closest friends， Oryx and Crake。 Because it takes so much time to build to the catastrophe， we get a deep understanding of the warning signs and consequences of a global tragedy。Something else Atwood does well is prophesy。 As in The Handmaid's Tale， there are elements of this story that seem ridiculous at first。 However if this past four years has taught us anything it's that our world is closer to Gilead than we'd like。 "Oryx and Crake" is no exception。 Yes， we read about global pandemics in history class， but living through one the past year or so has definitely shown that Atwood is nothing if not savvy in the way she is able to take a seemingly outlandish possibility and relate it to our current circumstances。 Although the MaddAddam trilogy was written some time ago， it is definitely relevant to our current global state。I highly recommend this for fans of dystopian science fiction。 It's not supernatural in nature， so even if you're not used to reading this type of thing then it would be accessible。 I can't wait to read the rest of the series and learn more about our world along the way。 。。。more

António ，

Para os amantes de ficção científica e para qualquer interessado nos debates sobre o esgotamento dos recursos planetários， o livro oferece a hipótese， porventura merecedora de discussão e análise， de um cenário de substituição de uma humanidade poluente， cruel e destruidora por uma outra asséptica， crédula， simples e sustentável。 Quedando num relato do processo para lá chegar alternado com a experiência distópica da vida num mundo assim configurado， porém， o livro nem explora propriamente os de Para os amantes de ficção científica e para qualquer interessado nos debates sobre o esgotamento dos recursos planetários， o livro oferece a hipótese， porventura merecedora de discussão e análise， de um cenário de substituição de uma humanidade poluente， cruel e destruidora por uma outra asséptica， crédula， simples e sustentável。 Quedando num relato do processo para lá chegar alternado com a experiência distópica da vida num mundo assim configurado， porém， o livro nem explora propriamente os debates éticos que a hipótese propõe， nem se mostra especialmente rico ou inovador na exposição daquela experiência。 Sem personagens especialmente interessantes ou de grande elaboração psicológica， sem um enredo particularmente inovador nos seus pontos e preocupações nevrálgicas， sem uma escrita empolgante nem conteúdo filosófico ou sequer ético susceptível de deixar a obra na memória， o livro pode suscitar interesse nos devotos da ficção científica， mas os seus horizontes não se estendem muito para lá disso。 。。。more

AMG ，

Lots of interesting ideas， but perhaps too many。 Also very depressing。

Isabelle ，

Les idées sont bonnes， emplies déjà de réalisme。 Toutefois， je déplore les longueurs。 Premier livre d'une trilogie， je suis susceptible de me plonger， tout de même， dans le tome 2 l'un de ces jours。 Les idées sont bonnes， emplies déjà de réalisme。 Toutefois， je déplore les longueurs。 Premier livre d'une trilogie， je suis susceptible de me plonger， tout de même， dans le tome 2 l'un de ces jours。 。。。more

Morgan McCaffrey ，

I read this book very fast and didn’t really pay attention。

Courtney Overdorf ，

I guess I shouldn't be surprised that the mind that invented Gilead also invented wolvogs and pigoons。 I am convinced Atwood must dream exclusively in nightmare。 I loved this one because as is Atwoods style she switches between flashbacks and present time。 Giving just enough details and character development without actually revealing the overall plot until the very end。 She is a brilliant story teller and I don't think anyone needs me to tell them that。I am looking forward to the next 2 install I guess I shouldn't be surprised that the mind that invented Gilead also invented wolvogs and pigoons。 I am convinced Atwood must dream exclusively in nightmare。 I loved this one because as is Atwoods style she switches between flashbacks and present time。 Giving just enough details and character development without actually revealing the overall plot until the very end。 She is a brilliant story teller and I don't think anyone needs me to tell them that。I am looking forward to the next 2 installments in the trilogy！ 。。。more

Mahsa Rami ，

« نمی داند کدام یک بدتر است، گذشته ای که نمی تواند دوباره به دست آورد یا اکنونی که اگر بیش از اندازه روی آن دقیق شود، او را نابود خواهد کرد。 تازه آینده هم هست。»اسنومن که مارو همراه خودش از کودکی پیش میبره و به راحتی میشه تصورش کرد وقتی تنهاست،وقتی کنار کریک یا اوریکس زمان رو میگذرونه،وقتی از اینده مارو میبره به گذشته و。。。این کتاب رو دوست داشتم و اینکه شباهت عجیبی به دنیای الان ما داره。همچنین به نظر من ترجمه خوبی هم داشت。

Abbey ，

To be fair， I read this book a while back & don’t remember anything spectacular about it

Nicola Bell ，

This was objectively good， but it was a bit of a slog to get through。 The story was unusual and the way it bounced through timelines in a non linear narrative was interesting， but it sort of didn't end。 There were lots of ambiguous bits which kept me thinking about them after I put the book down， which is why I gave it 4 stars it is probably a 3。5） This was objectively good， but it was a bit of a slog to get through。 The story was unusual and the way it bounced through timelines in a non linear narrative was interesting， but it sort of didn't end。 There were lots of ambiguous bits which kept me thinking about them after I put the book down， which is why I gave it 4 stars it is probably a 3。5） 。。。more

Ashley ，

4。75， rounding up。 I wish I knew more about Oryx’s motivations， and how much she knew。 It could’ve been less vulgar， but hey， it’s post-apocalyptic。 I usually hate books that alternate between the present and extensive flashbacks， but Margaret Atwood pulls a Tim Gunn with it。 This book is gripping， thought-provoking， and crawling with interesting characters。 I’m excited that there are sequels！

Bre ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The writing is engaging。 The transitions are good for the jumps from past to present。Genetic modifications are well worded。 I like the 3 main characters， Jimmy（Snowman in the future）， Oryx（empathetic teacher/philosopher） and Crake（brilliant geneticist/philosopher）。I like a lot of the quotes:"Everything has a price"， "not everything。。 Time doesn't？""you can't buy it but it has a price。"I don't like the child pornography mentioned in this book。。。 Margaret Atwood goes to terrible places。I don't lik The writing is engaging。 The transitions are good for the jumps from past to present。Genetic modifications are well worded。 I like the 3 main characters， Jimmy（Snowman in the future）， Oryx（empathetic teacher/philosopher） and Crake（brilliant geneticist/philosopher）。I like a lot of the quotes:"Everything has a price"， "not everything。。 Time doesn't？""you can't buy it but it has a price。"I don't like the child pornography mentioned in this book。。。 Margaret Atwood goes to terrible places。I don't like those terrible places in fiction。 Minus a star for that。It had a twelve monkey's plot with a virus/"bliss" given to everyone around the world。When Crake slits Oryx throat and Jimmy shoots her。。 it happens so fast with no descriptive text。There was some build up to this， but not enough for me to fully understand。。。 and I was just left like。。。 uh？？？Crake's Paradise and some of his philosophy were interesting， but I didn't feel like I got to see his side of the story。。。 only Jimmy's interpretation。 You can find some clues， but a full story is not revealed。The ending is a cliff hanger and will be reading the next book to find out what happens。 。。。more

Sonya ，

يك اثر متفاوت از مارگارت اتود، كه با دو داستان موازي مواجه هستيم كه ماده اي بيولوژيك منجر به از بين رفتن بيش از ٩٩ درصد نسل بشر شده و حيات انساني در معرض انقراض قرار داده است ، داستان از دستكاري هاي ژنتيكي و بيولوژيكي و توليد دارو و مكمل هايي آغاز شده كه منجر به كشتار دسته جمعي شده و در مقابل نمونه هاي دستكاري شده ژنتيكي از انسان رو به ازدياد است موجوداتي كه به نظر خالق آنها نقص هاي بشر فعلي مانند عشق و پيري را نداشته و حتي مواد غذايي متفاوتي استفاده ميكند。 اين داستان پايان خاصي ندارد و ما در پا يك اثر متفاوت از مارگارت اتود، كه با دو داستان موازي مواجه هستيم كه ماده اي بيولوژيك منجر به از بين رفتن بيش از ٩٩ درصد نسل بشر شده و حيات انساني در معرض انقراض قرار داده است ، داستان از دستكاري هاي ژنتيكي و بيولوژيكي و توليد دارو و مكمل هايي آغاز شده كه منجر به كشتار دسته جمعي شده و در مقابل نمونه هاي دستكاري شده ژنتيكي از انسان رو به ازدياد است موجوداتي كه به نظر خالق آنها نقص هاي بشر فعلي مانند عشق و پيري را نداشته و حتي مواد غذايي متفاوتي استفاده ميكند。 اين داستان پايان خاصي ندارد و ما در پايان با آينده نامعلوم اين موجود جديد و معدود انسانهاي باقي مانده مواجه هستيم و اثري كه خصوصيات ژنتيك و عادت هاي محيطي ما انسانها را به چالش ميكشد و در اين روزگار فعلي نمونه ي وسيعتر از كرونايي را به تصوير ميكشد كه با آن مواجه هستيم و نمي دانم چه بر سر ما خواهد آورد و پايان داستان ما نيز نامعلوم است。 。。。more

Camelia Rose ，

3。5 star round up。 Timing of the reading is important to one's view about a book。 Had I read Oryx and Crake 18 years ago when it first came out， it would have blown away my mind。 In Atwood's world， the apocalypse is brought to you by greedy humans through climate change and genetic engineering， especially the latter。 The author's vision of genetic engineering including human embryonic experiments is wild and wildly nightmarish。 In reality， the consequence of climate change is far more imminent t 3。5 star round up。 Timing of the reading is important to one's view about a book。 Had I read Oryx and Crake 18 years ago when it first came out， it would have blown away my mind。 In Atwood's world， the apocalypse is brought to you by greedy humans through climate change and genetic engineering， especially the latter。 The author's vision of genetic engineering including human embryonic experiments is wild and wildly nightmarish。 In reality， the consequence of climate change is far more imminent than genetic engineering。 Our society is likely to be altered by climate change long before the kind of gene weapons and designer babies Atwood dreamed of。My biggest problem about the book is the characters。 Except Snowman， everyone else is one dimensional。 Crake is a stereotypical evil genius。 Oryx is somewhat a pure hearted sex slave who does not think she is a sex slave。 By the way， she is an Asian female！ Another potentially interesting female character， Snowman's mother， is not explored。I still want to read the rest of the trilogy。 。。。more

Simon Thomson ，

I loved this book， very reminiscent of Vonnegut and he's one of my favourites！ I'm excited to read the rest of the trilogy。 I loved this book， very reminiscent of Vonnegut and he's one of my favourites！ I'm excited to read the rest of the trilogy。 。。。more

Elizabeth Leonard ，

I have mixed feelings about this book。 From the dystopian， apocalyptic， post-covid perspective， I very much enjoyed it。 Enough that I will probably continue the trilogy。 There is a lot that happens that let's the reader question our own reality and circumstances and begs the question， does life imitate art or art imitate life？ Now more than ever。From a 。。。 human perspective， I have my qualms about the depravity of mankind expressed in the story。 To the excess that I have to question Atwood's own I have mixed feelings about this book。 From the dystopian， apocalyptic， post-covid perspective， I very much enjoyed it。 Enough that I will probably continue the trilogy。 There is a lot that happens that let's the reader question our own reality and circumstances and begs the question， does life imitate art or art imitate life？ Now more than ever。From a 。。。 human perspective， I have my qualms about the depravity of mankind expressed in the story。 To the excess that I have to question Atwood's own levels of depravity。 The amount of accepted， open paedophilia portrayed in the book--the fact that it is presented in such a Nabokov-esque state of normalcy， I found very unsettling。 The degradation of human nature into it's baseness and the debauched nature of all but Oryx， who has herself been a victim of this debasement seems to be in the extreme and not really relevant to the story。 For this reason it gets 3 stars。 。。。more

Katherine Bridle ，

I love this collection by Margaret Atwood and have devoured each one as they were released。

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