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westsidewolf
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 Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2009 3:51 am Post subject: Oryx And Crake & The Year Of The Flood |
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Both are Science Fiction (although the author prefers the term "speculative fiction") apocolypse novels by Maragaret Atwood. She is a Canadian author known best for her book "The Handmaids Tale" which was made into a movie starring Robert Duvall.
They are about a near future where genetic engineering is the next big technological wave and...well...things go very wrong.
I would recommend both of these books and if anyone has read them (IQ, I'm lookin your way) I would welcome a discussion.
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eyeq360
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Haven't read them yet. I think I'll go read them soon.
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elle
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I've read Oryx & Crake. Good book.
But it was a while ago, not sure how much I remember.
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westsidewolf
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Elle, Nice to see you back and I should have guessed you had read Oryx and Crake.
Check out The Year Of The Flood. It has the same timeline as Oryx and Crake and a few of the same people but is more about the relationships of two women who belong to the Gods Gardeners, a religious eco sect that makes an appearance in the 1st book.
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elle
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I'll keep an eye out for that in the library, cheers
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S.T.A.R.S. Armourer
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Bout 50 pages into Oryx and Crake. Not too bad so far. Lotsa relevant stuff in the world today.
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