With command of her material and with her sharp wit and dark humor, Atwood projects a conceivable future of the world, a place left devastated in the wake of ecological and scientific disaster, and populated by a cast of characters who will continue to inhabit dreams long after the book is closed.
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With command of her material and with her sharp wit and dark humor, Atwood projects a conceivable future of the world, a place left devastated in the wake of ecological and scientific disaster, and populated by a cast of characters who will continue to inhabit dreams long after the book is closed.
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Fair. Condition Acceptable: Comment: Book is used and in acceptable condition. This may include stickers/heavy wear on cover. Heavy wear on pages, heavy highlighting/writing on pages, staining, and moisture damage (rippling/warping). All orders ship via UPS Mail Innovations. Thank you for shopping with Goodwill Industries of the Inland Northwest-changing lives through the cycle for good. There is heavy wear on cover and pages.
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First Edition. stated June 2003 First Edition in the United States of America on copyright page along with corresponding number line. Torn/worn dj. Good hardcover with some shelfwear; may have previous owner's name inside. Standard-sized.
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Good jacket. Signed. First Edition. Signed/inscribed by Margaret Atwood ("For Lynn..."), stated 1st edition, June 2003. Good but fairly worn condition; clean throughout (no markings) but block is beginning to drop some, so the binding is fairly weak. Light foxing. Dust jacket is good, some general edge and handling wear. More photos on request. Tulsa's best used bookstore. Located on South Mingo Road since 1991. No-hassle return policy if not completely satisfied.
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Stated First Edition in the United States of American June 2003, first printing with full number line in fine / like new condition. The pages are clean and crisp with no bent corners. Boards are as new, and the spine is square and tight. The dust jacket is clean and undamaged. The book is in excellent condition with an unclipped DJ, and no remainder mark. All items guaranteed, and a portion of each sale supports social programs in Los Angeles. Ships from CA.
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Like new in Very Good jacket. Size: 6x1x9; Signed first American edition, Nan Talese Doubleday, full number line, inscribed For Marsha, Best Wishes. Like new copy, with jacket in protective casing. Great copy.
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New in new dust jacket. Signed by author. Signed by Two Time Booker Prize Author Margaret Atwood in person. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 376 p. Audience: General/trade. New (Pristine Condition) in a New (Pristine Condition) dust jacket; a tight copy; bought new and never read. U.S. First Edition-First Printing with a full number line ending with a 1. Signed, signature only, on the Title page, by Multi Award Winning Author Margaret Atwood, in person, during her Author event in Philadelphia on October 20, 2015. An event announcement, and a copy of the event admission ticket will be included. Margaret has described "Oryx and Crake" as speculative fiction, and adventure romance, rather than pure science fiction, because it does not deal with things "we can't yet do or begin to do." This novel is at once an unforgettable love story, and a compelling vision of the future. It is Book # 1 in Margaret's "MaddAddam Series". "Oryx and Crake" was shortlisted for the 2003 Man Booker Prize, as well as for the 2004 Orange Prize for Fiction; additionally, this novel was nominated for a number of other notable literary awards. Rest assured, this collectible copy is well protected in an archival Mylar cover; and will be very carefully packaged with protective material; and will be shipped in a new box. We always treat all of our books, and book buyers with the utmost respect.
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ninthchord
Oct 8, 2010
Thoroughly inundated with intertextuality: the Bible, Huxley, Orwell, etc. Similar to Huxley with the theme of a dystopian future and genetic engineering gone awry, or at least taken to its most extreme. I was surprised with many of Atwood's ideas and found them quite creative. I appreciate that she uses certain words in order to preserve them or save them from obscurity (brainfart, for example), but it would have been better to use them in context instead of listing them in Snowman's thoughts.
Also, the theme of genetic engineering taken to the extreme has been done before: Huxley's "Brave New World" and Brunner's "Stand on Zanzibar," for examples. The problem is that, even though Atwood attempts to update this trope by including technology since those books appeared (the Internet, chat rooms, etc.), she offers nothing new to the story and Brunner and Orwell told the story better.
lovelywilde
Aug 5, 2009
beautiful
Oryx and Crake is at once beautiful and unsettling, thoughtful and terrifying, imaginative and down-to-earth.
wordnerd
Nov 6, 2008
It is excellent IF you enjoy reading about possible future scenarios here on eart. A future that does not have aliens, but just of science gone out-of-control. One that makes you think about the way we are headed.
conso
Sep 28, 2008
A book worth reading!
This is the first book I read from Margaret Atwood. I found it very interesting and scarily realistic. We are living days of profound changes all around the world, both socially and environmentally oriented, and the author gives us a glimpse of a situation that could possibly become true in the future. The story is easy to read and follow, and it captures the reader's attention from the very first chapter. I will definitely purchase another book by this author.