Oryx and Crake

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• Pigoons might fly

  Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood 384pp, Bloomsbury, £16.99 From the very beginning of this novel, you feel that you are setting out on a journey masterminded by a sure and energetic guide. The starting place is a point some way into the future, wher ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

• And pigs might fly...

  Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood Bloomsbury £16.99, pp378 When Margaret Atwood's new novel opens, her main character, Snowman, is sleeping in a tree, wrapped in a dirty bed-sheet, trying to survive in a world which has gone horribly wrong. Below him ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

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  This book totally spoiled somebody else's holiday: I didn't want to leave the hotel room, just had to finish this book! I was especially mesmerized by Snowman's lonely wandering, through the empty world and his crowded memories.

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  Sengaia said on Apr 27, 2009 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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  Nicely written,

  Atwood's credentials as a writer of style and substance show through. A recounting of an apocalyptic future as seen from an individual perspective. Not burdened down my lots of detail about the actual details of the event, instead choosing to create a mood and perspective that seems all too real. ... (continue)

  Atwood's credentials as a writer of style and substance show through. A recounting of an apocalyptic future as seen from an individual perspective. Not burdened down my lots of detail about the actual details of the event, instead choosing to create a mood and perspective that seems all too real.

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  Mearso said on Apr 29, 2012 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

• So far it's been melancholic journey of creationism and societal taboos.

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  Tommy Lee said on Mar 18, 2011 | Add your feedback

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  humour
  "... these flashes of irrational happiness.It's probably a vitamin deficiency" (48)

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  Olivia said on Feb 24, 2011 | Add your feedback

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  My wife who is a fan of M. Atwood didn't like it. I did but it's not an easy read. It's about a kind of world not everyone likes to wander in. It reminds me of 'The Road'. Less dark, more humour (dark naturally). Enough talking. Try it! You'll see.

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  jelabino said on Sep 15, 2009 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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  My top two favorite book! Very bleak vue on the future, but realistic also. This book makes you think... what if we don't change our way of thinking... will this happen? I loved the mixing of the names for different species like a "pigoon". Will we destroy our civilisation? Will our unethical decisi ... (continue)

  My top two favorite book! Very bleak vue on the future, but realistic also. This book makes you think... what if we don't change our way of thinking... will this happen? I loved the mixing of the names for different species like a "pigoon". Will we destroy our civilisation? Will our unethical decision destroy us.. have they already? This book should of won the Booker prize in 2003. It definitely is one of my all time favorite (the other being Life of Pi). Both of them are by Canadian authors!

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  Nicole Lirette-Pitre said on Jul 21, 2009 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Paperback 448 Pages
• Edition: New Ed
• ISBN-10: 1844080285
• ISBN-13: 9781844080281
• Publisher: Virago Press Ltd
• Pub date: Mar 25, 2004
• Dimensions: 1226 mm x 839 mm x 194 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, Unbound, Others and eBook
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