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Oryx and Crake

Oryx and Crake (2002)

389 pages 4.2/5 Goodreads

Oryx and Crake is at once an unforgettable love story and a compelling vision of the future. 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. In search of answers, Snowman embarks on a journey–with the help of the green-eyed Children of Crake–through the lush wilderness that was so recently a great city, until powerful corporations took mankind on an uncontrolled genetic engineering ride. Margaret Atwood projects us into a near future that is both all too familiar and beyond our imagining.

Author: Margaret Atwood

ISBN: 9780770429355

Content Warnings

Mental Health & Emotional

Grief / bereavement (major focus) Suicide (discussed or ideation)

Other

Genocide / ethnic cleansing Natural disasters

Phobias & Sensory

Body horror

Sexual Content

Age-gap relationships (predatory) Explicit sexual content / nudity Sex trafficking

Substance Use

Drug use (depicted)

Violence & Physical Harm

Animal cruelty / animal death Child abuse / harm to children Gore / graphic violence
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