Finished Sa 8/27/11
ORYX AND CRAKE is set in the same fictional universe as Atwood's 'Speculative Fiction' novel, THE YEAR OF THE FLOOD. ORYX AND CRAKE is told through the eyes of a single character, a post-apocalyptic hermit by the name of Jimmy. This is a tale of a not too distant dystopian world where genetic splicing has run amok, and a genetically engineered plague has decimated mankind. Jimmy reminisces about his two friends, Crake, a savant of biological systems engineering, and Oryx who was probably forced into the online sex trade as a young child, and is very much a tantalizing enigma.
The book is a strange, thoughtful, and clever examination of the dangers of human genetic engineering and biological weapons.
Both novels are fine examples of how a world renown poet would craft an enjoyable and thought provoking fictional work within the fantasy genre.
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