Margaret Atwood, Oryx and Crake Reviews

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Good Points: The writing was descriptive and pacy.

Bad Points: The scientific names were hard to remember.

General comments: This view of a dystopian future got better and better.
Margaret Atwood's Oryx and Crake starts with a young man called Jimmy who is living in a tree on the beach with some people who seem to be his followers. They think he's like a God and they don't question him or disagree with what he tells them. They call him Snowman.As days go by Jimmy looks back on how he came to be there and we find out why he's the only one left in the world - or is he?I thought this was a fascinating look at how the not too distant future could turn out and really felt sorry for Jimmy as he tried to make the best of his new life. One of my favourite parts is when he pretended to talk to the tribes creator, Crake, through his wristwatch, then relayed to the tribe people what Crake had replied. They believed him implicitly when he said he was the only one who could talk to Crake.The chapter where Jimmy travels away from the beach to look round some empty houses scavenging for food, clothes, weapons etc. reminded me very much of The Road by Cormac McCarthy.This review is based on the audio book version narrated by Alex Jennings.