“Am currently reading Atwood's latest 'The Year of the Flood' and that book is a sort-of sequel to this one. Jimmy appears in it.So far it is brilliant and for me it is making more sense than Oryx and crake. When I first read Oryx and crake I was blown away by it but I was kind of put of by Jimmy as the main character/narrator because I guess I'm used to Atwood's protagonists being female.”
“Hum. What if . . . since Snowman knows what happened (sort of) he can guide mankind away from that fate? Then again I think it was decided by Crake that it was in the original human's generic make up to be territorial and aggressive. What a pickle! Snowman is really playing the hand of evolution itself right now! Fighting two halves of his own nature: that of the social animal who pines for those of his own kind, and that of the territorial aggressor who fights for what's his and trusts no one. ”
“I've tried reading Atwood's other books and I really wasn't crazy about any of them. This is by far within the top 3 best books I've ever read. Love it love it love it.”
“I think the 3 questions people will ask after reading this is;What would I do?What does Snowman do?What SHOULD Snowman do?”
“sequels are not Atwood's style. It would not be the book that it is if everything were explained, and it also wouldn't be Atwood. Her brilliance is in her ability to make you THINK about it. And in regards to the last comment, OF COURSE HE'S NOT OK! He's almost utterly alone and the world is almost ruined. If he were OK, this book would be fantasy and also not very good.”
“I am the same, I would love to see a sequel but at the same time maybe snowman is better where he is. I think I just want to make sure he is okay! ”
“This is the first Atwood book I've read and all I can say is WOW! I was impressed with the way in which she progressively revealed what had happened to Snowman while still maintaining the sense of impending doom; the way in which the flashbacks are structured is a particularly interesting aspect of this. The thing I found most interesting is certain people's embodiment of many sentimalities that are found in present society. If this is a reflection what society could become (Chickie Noobs anyone?), then I am truly scared. ”
“I think "The Handmaids tale " is a better book. ”
“What does Snowman do?The ending is somewhat ambiguous in Oryx & Crake. What do you think Snowman does to the other people he has found? Does he leave them alive? Does he shoot them? ”
“When it comes right down to it, Snowman believed in Crake's vision and took seriously his part in it. There may be part of him that resists, and there is a huge part that is revolted by how the plan was carried out but when it comes down to it his loyalty to Oryx and Crake trumps anything else. It is clear that whatever he thought he should do (within the vision of Crake) in that situation is what he did. The 3 humans represent two different threats: 1) a direct threat to the Crakers and 2) an indirect threat of repopulating the Earth with humans - a fatally flawed species. The likelihood of danger to the Crakers increases if Snowman fails to kill all 3 before they kill him. Based on the radio communication in Russian, these 3 might not be the only other humans left so the second danger may occur whether or not these three survive. However, killing them gives the Crakers a chance to increase their population before they ever encounter possibly hostile humans. I think it comes down to whether or not Snowman believes he can take all three out. If he leaves one pissed off and scared human alive, that's bad for the Crakers, so he can't take the chance. Is the element of suprise enough to overcome 1 (badly injured) vs. 3 odds?”
