Comments on The Boston Bibliophile: REVIEW: Oryx and Crake, by Margaret Atwood

I was disappointed as well, although I think the w...

2010-05-02T11:16:14.189-04:00

I was disappointed as well, although I think the whole structure will be clearer once all three books come out. Jimmy's kind of a holy fool. My biggest problem is that Oryx and Crake hardly make an appearance in this one. They are Adam and Eve.

Hmm, good to know. I was planning on reading Oryx ...

2009-09-30T19:14:02.862-04:00

Hmm, good to know. I was planning on reading Oryx and Crake first, but now I might start with Year of the Flood.

I have a copy of this one but I've never been ...

2009-09-25T15:45:15.777-04:00

I have a copy of this one but I've never been even slightly tempted to pick it up. It actually doesn't really sound like my kind of book. But interesting. Thanks for the review.

I'm glad I'm not the only one to set down ...

2009-09-24T09:05:19.784-04:00

I'm glad I'm not the only one to set down this book after the first try. I made it through the first three chapters and just lost interest -- which surprised me, because I'm a huge M. Atwood fan and I almost never put down books -- even ones I hate. I'll take your advice and read The Year of the Flood, then see if I'm motivated to try again.

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Thanks for this it completes it for me, yet i woul...

2009-09-24T04:18:31.413-04:00

Thanks for this it completes it for me, yet i would be looking forward to reading your comments as you have suggested...

I have the Flood book, and I didn't know it wa...

2009-09-23T20:12:37.124-04:00

I have the Flood book, and I didn't know it was a sequel of sorts. Would you recommend reading Oryx and Crake first? I don't want to start the Flood and have no idea what's going on.

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I'm one of the (apparently) few who really enj...

2009-09-23T19:45:06.537-04:00

I'm one of the (apparently) few who really enjoyed Oryx & Crake the first time around - this makes me really excited to read Year of the Flood!

I very much like The Year of the Flood and just po...

2009-09-23T19:30:25.252-04:00

I very much like The Year of the Flood and just posted my review today. I bought Oryx and Crake right after I finished Flood but now am not quite as anxious to read it.

Maybe I should read another Atwood, since I must confess I never read any before Flood, so I will be interested to read what you think of her other books.

It's interesting that the second book helped y...

2009-09-23T17:12:46.860-04:00

It's interesting that the second book helped you understand the first book.

I have this book on my shelf, but have not read it...

2009-09-23T17:10:19.789-04:00

I have this book on my shelf, but have not read it yet. I wasn't sure if it would be for me because I have tried to listen to an audio book version, and just couldn't get into it. I am glad to hear you say that it does get better if you have patience with it. I might try to read this one in the next few months just to brush up before reading the new one. Great review!