Jennifer R. (ketta) reviewed on 3/12/2011 + 3 more book reviews

This is the first book I ever read by Margaret Atwood. It was a great story, well-arranged and flowed nicely. I will likely read more from her in the future, though I don't feel a 'burning need' to acquire all her novels.

Initially, this was suggested to me as a 'post-apocalyptic style survival story', and in that area it disappointed. Very little was about survival, it was more of a character-growth/discovery/acceptance; which was still good, just not what I expected.

Atwood is definitely a good writer, however I would have liked to have seen more character development and background. For example, Oryx was just a bit too much of an unrealistic being, and little of Crake's history alluded to his seemingly sociopathic tendencies. Otherwise, definitely a good read, very interesting, and quite the possible future were our ethics compromised more than they already are.

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