A Book to Discover 5: Oryx and Crake
I'll admit at the beginning of this review that I hesitated reading Oryx and Crake. Dystopian novels are often depressing one-note symphonies. They might start with an interesting premise, but then the same point is often hammered home again and again in an attempt to convince the reader just how rotten humanity has become. Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale managed to deliver tinges of humor and hope in the middle of the horror and made you think about multiple topics at the same time. I was hoping that Oryx and Crake would be in the same vein. To my relief and enjoyment, I found that once I cracked the book open, it was hard to put down.
I'll admit at the beginning of this review that I hesitated reading Oryx and Crake. Dystopian novels are often depressing one-note symphonies. They might start with an interesting premise, but then the same point is often hammered home again and again in an attempt to convince the reader just how rotten humanity has become. Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale managed to deliver tinges of humor and hope in the middle of the horror and made you think about multiple topics at the same time. I was hoping that Oryx and Crake would be in the same vein. To my relief and enjoyment, I found that once I cracked the book open, it was hard to put down.
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