Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood is a book I found on a list of the best fiction. I'm a bit leery of Atwood because the Handsmaid's stuff is so uneven. The title seems like something from Neil Gaiman. Who knows.
Started: 12/24/2019
Completed: 12/26/2019
Recommendation: Not Recommended
Recommended By: A list
Review:
WARNING: This book discusses child pornography from the child's perspective as a flash back. This could be a trigger issue for some people. Just unpleasant for the rest of us.
I hate being dumped into a dystopian future with no reference points. Margaret Atwood does that fairly consistently. I should know better.
The book is well written. The plot is pretty basic, but there is plenty of nuance. The way the plot developed was frustrating for me. There is a lot of flashback and parallel story lines. The book is interesting, but it felt to me that there was no character development--at best some sort of character revealing.
The premise does not carry the wait of the disorientation that is Atwood's hallmark.
WARNING: This book discusses child pornography from the child's perspective as a flash back. This could be a trigger issue for some people. Just unpleasant for the rest of us.
I hate being dumped into a dystopian future with no reference points. Margaret Atwood does that fairly consistently. I should know better.
The book is well written. The plot is pretty basic, but there is plenty of nuance. The way the plot developed was frustrating for me. There is a lot of flashback and parallel story lines. The book is interesting, but it felt to me that there was no character development--at best some sort of character revealing.
The premise does not carry the wait of the disorientation that is Atwood's hallmark.
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