Book guide
Oryx and Crake
In a ruined world of engineered creatures and vanished humanity, Snowman pieces together the story of his brilliant best friend, a mysterious woman named Oryx, and the experiment that ended civilization.
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About Oryx and Crake
Jimmy is struggling to survive in a world where he may be the last human. He lives in a tree, dresses himself in old bedsheets, and now calls himself Snowman. He mourns the loss of his best friend, Crake. And the voice of Oryx, the woman they both loved, teasingly haunts him. Before, Snowman had led a privileged life. How did everything fall apart so quickly? Was he himself in any way at fault? Why has he now been left alone with his bizarre memories? And why are the green-eyed, more-than-perfect Children of Crake seemingly his responsibility? Searching for answers, Snowman embarks on a journey through the lush wilderness that was so recently a great city, until powerful corporations took mankind on an uncontrolled genetic engineering ride - a near future that is outlandish yet all too familiar.
Reading signals
- Spice
- None
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Balanced
Series
MaddAddam · Book 1 of 3
Content warnings
- pandemic/plague
- ecological disaster
- genetic engineering
- sexual exploitation
- child sexual abuse
- pornography
- violence
- death
- suicide
- drug use
