Oryx & Crake by Margaret Atwood

Oryx & Crake

MaddAddam #1

Margaret Atwood

436 pages • first pub 2003 (editions) user-added

fiction dystopian speculative fiction dark mysterious reflective medium-paced
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Pigs might not fly but they are strangely altered. So, for that matter, are wolves and racoons. A man, once named Jimmy, lives in a tree, wrapped in old bedsheets, now calls himself Snowman. The voice of Oryx, the woman he loved, teasingly haunts ...

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Community Reviews

3.95
based on 32,527 reviews

Moods

dark: 84%

reflective: 49%

mysterious: 48%

adventurous: 38%

tense: 38%

challenging: 36%

sad: 29%

emotional: 23%

funny: 12%

hopeful: 2%

informative: 2%

inspiring: 1%

Pace

10% of readers chose fast
57% of readers chose medium
32% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

14% of readers chose Plot
55% of readers chose A mix
29% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

44% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
21% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

11% of readers chose Yes
38% of readers chose Complicated
49% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

36% of readers chose Yes
22% of readers chose Complicated
37% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

74% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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