Oryx and Crake
by Margaret Atwood
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Author: Margaret AtwoodEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Format: Deckle Edge
Published: 2003-05-06
ISBN: 0385503857
Number of pages: 383
Publisher: Nan A. Talese
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Book Review: "lite"-lit.--most disappointing Atwood yet
Summary: 3 Stars
I was disappointed for largely the same reasons as other reviewers: Oryx and Crake is uninspiring literature. Even on the level of just "story", I would opt for Jurassic Park for gripping narrative and vivid imagination. If I read Atwood, Golding, Grasse or others that I consider accomplished "literary" writers, I look for an aesthetic pleasure. Oryx and Crake just plods; there is little beyond the events and a few clever (and distracting) neologisms to carry one along. I wouldn't even take it on the plane for a good read.
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