Oryx and Crake
The last human survivor of a corporate-engineered plague wanders a transformed Earth -- and remembers how two friends he loved caused it.
Mood Dark & Gritty
Pacing Balanced
Complexity Dense & Rewarding
The last human survivor of a corporate-engineered plague wanders a transformed Earth -- and remembers how two friends he loved caused it.
About This Book
The first volume in the internationally acclaimed MaddAddam trilogy is at once an unforgettable love story and a compelling vision of the future—from the bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments Snowman, known as Jimmy before mankind was overwhelmed by a plague, is struggling to survive in a world where he may be the last human, and mourning the loss of his best friend, Crake, and the beautiful and elusive Oryx whom they both loved.
Who This Is For
Best for readers who want something unflinching: morally complex, heavy, and honest about the worst of things. This is a book that asks something of you. Dense, layered, and best read slowly. The pacing is balanced, time to breathe between moments that matter. Not the right choice if you're after something comforting or redemptive.
Best Read When
Best read when you're in the mood for something dark and uncompromising, and a read that's balanced and absorbing.
What It Explores
Oryx and Crake explores survival and what extreme circumstances ask of people, power and ambition and what they cost the people who pursue them, and identity and the gap between who we are and who we pretend to be.
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