Oryx and Crake
A Novel
by Margaret Atwood
Recommended by Meltem Demirors and Sarah Parcak
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Climate Change, Post Apocalyptic, and Apocalyptic.
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 an...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Climate Change, Post Apocalyptic, and Apocalyptic.
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Sarah Parcak
“This is literally the plot of Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake, which has always been my favorite book of hers. Highly recommend. | sci fi reading list done. what should i read next in the last few months, read and liked: Walkaway, @doctorow Madd Adam trilogy, @MargaretAtwood Stone Sky trilogy, @nkjemisin + reread Dune and first Foundation book would love recommendations for sci fi new and old!”
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