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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Jan 30, 2004
Pros: Few writers can compare to Atwood on style
Cons: Her message is perhaps a bit overwrought
Summary: There's something about staring one's mortality in the face - personally or as a species - that humans seem to find eternally fascinating. That's probably why the apocalypse in its many guises is a staple of science fiction. It makes no difference ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 24, 2011
Pros: -Tells so much with so little - perfect subtlety-Bleak and resonant-Flawlessly formed
Cons: -Only that it had to end
Summary: Margaret Atwood may be best known for 2000's Blind Assassin and 1985's The Handmaid's Tale, but this versatile writer knows few bounds in the realms of insipring speculative fiction. Oryx and Crate is equal parts social drama, post-apocalypse, and ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 25, 2010
Pros: Stinging, subtle criticisms about the modern world. Plausible evolution of the future. Poignant subject matter.
Cons: Overly verbose, too hard for some. Lacks in depth description. Not an action novel.
Summary: The thing about Atwood is her reputation as the "voice" of modern Canadian literature. She's outspoken, pessimistic, and isn't afraid to let people know it.What I love about her literature is that, even if said voice is present, you're still ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 3, 2010
Pros: intriguing concept, brilliant use of language, plot maintains interest throughout
Cons: somewhat less compelling than some other fictional dystopias
Summary: I have read most of the novels of Margaret Atwood, but my all-time favorite is The Handmaid's Tale, a scary futuristic dystopia in which women are valued only for their ability to reproduce. It has taken me a while to finally ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 28, 2007
Pros: This is an easy read that leaves the reader with serious questions to ponder.
Cons: I wish there had been more characters fleshed out as that is Atwoods forte!
Summary: WARNING.... SPOILER... Soome plot detaills are revealed in this review. Taken purely as a work of fiction, it would be incredibly easy to enjoy Oryx and Crake, the most recent product of the brilliant, if not devious, mind of Margaret Atwood, as ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 22, 2005
Pros: Interesting story, Jimmy/Snowman is a fascinating character, very timely topic...
Cons: No real answers, no real science, not enough attention on Oryx...
Summary: Margaret Atwood writes two distinct types of novels. She’s probably best known for her female-centered mysteries like Lady Oracle, Cat’s Eye, The Edible Woman, and Booker Prize winner The Blind Assassin. The Canadian author has written over ten ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 30, 2005
Pros: sympathetic narrator; intriguing set-up and smooth narrative keep you reading to the very end
Cons: frustrating--takes the entire book to deliver the answers you wanted from the very beginning
Summary: Much of science fiction deals with dystopia, some of which verge on the apocalyptic. It is not a side of science fiction that particularly appeals to me, as I find the premise depressing and often too far-fetched for me to suspend disbelief. However, ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 15, 2004
Pros: The descriptions, the combo of sci-fi with emotional power.
Cons: Not a one.
Summary: Two very different books have mated in the brilliant authorial mind of Margaret Atwood and created this stunning, resonant, masterpiece of a novel . If you take “ A Separate Peace” and heart/mind meld it with “ On The Beach” you have ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 6, 2004
Pros: Vividly creative imagination, unique to Atwood.
Cons: The conclusion does not satisfy the novels expectations.
Summary: After reading "A Handmaid's Tale", I was compelled to find more works from Atwood exploring the possibilities of nightmare scenarios that could arise from our modern world. "Orynx and Crake" explores the already raised question of science, and whether ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 27, 2003
Pros: Atwood's style makes reading Oryx and Crake a walk in the park.
Cons: I'm not sure you'll be any better off for having read it.
Summary: Oryx and Crake was a breeze. Despite the troubling subject matter it was a breeze. Atwood makes it so easy to just read and read, and one might miss the fact that Oryx and Crake is such a shallow fantasy. I am conflicted. Margaret Atwood constructs for ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 6, 2003
Pros: Thought-provoking. Sometimes chilling, sometimes humorous. A good read.
Cons: Takes the entire book to answer the question you will ask in chapter 1...
Summary: My first experience with Margaret Atwood's body of work was when I read "The Handmaid's Tale", a chi ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 6, 2003
Pros: Excellent prose, critical perspective, ironic humour
Cons: Obvious targets, not quite what I have come to expect from Atwood
Summary: I don't often buy a hard cover edition of any book, preferring to wait until the library has a copy, ... read more
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Rated Show by the Epinions community Aug 28, 2005
Pros: Fantastic story and idea
Cons: writing style
Summary: Normally I love books of this nature and after reading the blurb I thought this was going to be a really good book. However amongst all the lessons she is trying to teach us and messages she is trying to give us and shock she was trying to create she
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