Oryx and Crake

I have had this book for at least a decade. Said book has been unread by me for that said decade plus. Heather read it and liked it and recommended it. Kris read it and liked it and recommended it. So, it had two thumbs up from people who know my tastes in books. It would seem I should have read it, say, a decade ago. I hadn't.

I'm unsure why I picked it up, other than I'm in a "wrap everything up" place. That includes reading books that I want to read, but don't really want to cart around. This one falls into that category.

The book is about Snowman and his world. His world happens to be a post-apocalyptic world where he's taking care of these Crākers (the long A on there for the correct pronunciation), who seem to be simpletons. Turns out, well, because they are.

But it's more complicated than that. We also have Oryx, who is Snowman's love in his previous world as Jimmy. And Crake, well, there's a reason there are the Crākers.

Snowman's world is that of gene manipulation, and the apocalypse is, well, exactly what happens when markets no longer have products.

It's an interesting puzzle, Snowman's history, revealed unsurprisingly well by Atwood. The book is the first of three books, which I realized only after finishing the book. Of course, a decade ago when I bought the book, there was only one book, so maybe that I didn't realize it was part of a trilogy is also unsurprising. Unsure if I'll read the other two books in the series, but I'm glad I've finally read this one.