Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake

I thought it was high time I read more of Margaret Atwood's work after reading and enjoying 'The Handmaid's Tale,' 'The Blind Assassin,' and 'Cat's Eye' before starting this blog. 'Oryx and Crake' is the first novel in Margaret Atwood's critically acclaimed MaddAddam trilogy, and it tells the story of Snowman, also known as Jimmy, who is thought to be the only human survivor in a post-apocalyptic world, along with genetically modified creatures known as Crakers. As Snowman returns to the site of the destruction that nearly wiped out the human population, we learn about how the world came to be nearly destroyed and what happened to his friend Crake and the mysterious Oryx through flashbacks.

'Oryx and Crake,' according to Atwood, is a work of fiction rather than science fiction: "Like The Handmaid's Tale, Oryx and Crake... contains no intergalactic space travel, teleportation, or Martians." It, like The Handmaid's Tale, invents nothing that we haven't already invented or begun to invent." The novel explores a wide range of themes, ideas, and potential scenarios involving environmental disasters, global pandemics, and the power of the Internet.

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Set near the end of the twenty-first century, it is a relatively distant future, but close enough for the potential depressing consequences to be very concerning for the current generation. The most terrifying aspect of Atwood's imagined world, as with all of the best fiction, is its proof. Importantly, Atwood is an author who not only researches scientific ideas but also understands them and conveys them in a knowledgeable and accessible manner that few writers are capable of.

As a result, I always feel safe when I read one of her novels, which are always intelligently written with engaging characters and powerful messages. The ending is particularly unclear and sudden, with several loose ends left untied. Even if I didn't know that 'Oryx and Crake' is the first book in a trilogy, I believe the ideas and characters presented could be explored much further. I will certainly read the novels that complete the trilogy, 'The Year of the Flood' and 'MaddAddam,' and I would also like to read 'Negotiating with the Dead: A Writer on Writing,' as I am always interested in how authors, especially those as artistic as Atwood, perceive their craft.








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