Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood

Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Novel!

This story begins with the fall of civilization by something mysterious. Snowman (Oryx), a hermit resides near a group of human-like creatures known as Crankers take council in Snowman.
We slowly learn what actually happened, with flashbacks of Jimmy, who's Snowman when he was a boy. Jimmy and Crake his friend play games that are really out there and watch live executions and other obscene things.
As Snowman shifts between decades, we slowly get to piece together what had taken place and how everything fell apart so quickly. Also why he's left alone with the Childe of Crake and faces Crake's high tech bubble dome, and where he finds how the world came to grief.


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