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Fascinatingly original and imaginative, I thoroughly enjoyed the beginning and the end of this book. However, the middle third I found I had put together enough of the plot that it ended up feeling too slow paced and I actually put the book down for a good couple of weeks in the middle of reading it because I had a hard time pushing through that. It was worth it to get to the end, but only just.

@Lcsmcat , by no small coincidence, it was just one week ago that I got to take this wonderful picture. #NCStateAtwoodLive #FavoriteAuthor

This was strange, very uncomfortable at times, but overall a fascinating read. Dystopian fiction at it's best! #catsoflitsy #justfinished #atwood #fiction #dystopian

I got to meet her! Y‘all, I am so excited I may not sleep a wink tonight! She was so funny! And smart, and mischievous, and everything you‘d think. #MargaretAtwood! She was invited by the Genetics Engineering and Society department at NC State, so there was much discussion of the Madd Addam trilogy, especially Oryx and Crake. @barbwire

This was a very different dystopian world than Atwood created with The Handmaid‘s Tale, but still so good. I can‘t wait to read the rest of the trilogy - this got me through a full day of #audiocleaning yesterday as well as some #audiocrochet

Only 100 pages left to go and I'm still no clearer on where this story is going, but I'm enjoying the trip. Meanwhile the Ginge isn't too impressed 😾 #catsoflitsy #currentlyreading

@Meaw_catlady sent me one of her favorite books that is on my TBR! I‘m so excited to delve further into Margaret Atwood‘s cannon. 😁📚

Rachel also sent me a beautiful inspirational card deck, which is particularly great for my recovery. The pictured card really spoke to me today!!

Sending love and light to you, dear friend! Thank you!

Toast is me. I am toast. 🍞 - p.98

Me and the Ginge are really enjoying this so far. With speculative fiction I've always loved the slow unraveling of a backstory, which Atwood delivers 😻 #atwood #cats #catsoflitsy #covercrush #scifi #hardback #currentlyreading

Another beautiful cover. This book was gifted to me by a good friend last week and I'm a little bit in love #covercrush #scifi #green #atwood #postapocalyptic

#QuotsyOct19 Day 5: #Variable

On mornings like this I want to stay home and read.

While I wait for the Testament Can‘t believe I took tell my 40s to read her. At least I have realized

After a long day at work, what a delight to find this #bookmarkswap package waiting for me! @TorieStorieS thank you SO much for the lovely bookmarks and an actual book!! I will be sure to pay it forward. :-)
@LibrarianRyan

Okay, so, hear me out:

I read 300 pages of ORYX AND CRAKE.

I never grew invested in the characters.

I was mildly interested in what happened, but I didn‘t NEED answers.

I found the story cruel and bitter. Atwood seemed keen to shit on anything anyone might enjoy. Any shreds of hope were buried deep.

Maybe the last 140 pages are amazing. I doubt they‘d wow me enough to pay for the 300 before.

I don‘t need this in my life right now.

Onward through ORYX AND CRAKE, with a side trip into this f/f manga and a pint of beer that matched both books‘ colour schemes. I‘m still not fully engaged in the Atwood, even after almost 140 pages, but I‘ll stick with it thanks to everyone‘s input this morning. Some of my very favourite books didn‘t click for me until 250 pages in, so there‘s a precedent and I‘ll cling to it.

I‘m 90 pages into ORYX AND CRAKE, and while it‘s not terrible or anything, I do generally expect to be a bit more invested by this point. Hmm. We‘ll see how it goes today.

I promise I didn‘t have anything dodgy floating in my tea. That‘s just a weird glare from the window.

I've read this book 3 times, which is rare for me. It's the book that I say is my favorite when people ask that (dreaded) question. Will there ever be a TV adaptation?! #24in48 Hour 6 challenge

I‘m reposting my #MakeMeReadIt stack in the hope of more votes. What belongs on my July Must-Reads list? Please let me know in the comments!

Here‘re the numbers as of Voting Period #1:

Oryx and Crake - 5
Hild - 3
Stargate - 2
Murder Must Advertise - 2
Fifth Quarter - 1
Freedom & Necessity - 1

This was so good! It begins with an apocalypse that has wiped out human society that our protagonist is trying to survive, and reveals tiny bits of information so you don't discover exactly how the apocalypse came about until the end!

#booked2019 #clifi

I love the summer!

“Anyway, maybe there weren‘t any solutions. Human society, they claimed, was a sort of monster, it‘s main by-products being corpses and rubble. It never learned, it made the same cretinous mistakes over and over, trading short-term gain for long-term pain.”
—this is a book I will go back to because I‘ll keep thinking about it (good thing I own it). Very relevant to today‘s world.

A little late in checking in, I forgot to post last night. I only had 2 days of exercise this last week (goal is 3), mainly because I wanted to watch izombie last night. Still, that‘s more than a month ago. Will schedule exercise better for next week.
So far, I‘ve read 1.5 books (goal is 6). Will finish up tagged book this weekend. #bookfitnesschallenge @wanderinglynn

I was brave and tackled #authorswhoscareme and #booksthatwinprizes (or are nominated...) with this and I‘m glad I did; I enjoyed the writing and to an extent the story. I liked the flashbacks, and how the events that led to the dystopian future we find Snowman in are explored, but I‘m not sure this stands out over other dystopian fiction I‘ve read. That said it was just getting going when it ended. So am I invested enough to read the next two?!

I love Margaret Atwood. For some reason, I hadn‘t read this one yet.

I‘m totally scared of Margaret Atwood but I‘m being very brave and giving this a go...

First book complete for #24b4Monday and last book complete for the spring prompts of #booked2019 #clifi. (Only a small climate aspect) I really should have known better with this book. I can do some dystopian fiction but post apocalyptic is not my jam. It took about 200 pages before the reader even has a clue what is happening.. the last 150 pages or so are good, albeit disturbing. And the ending. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️. not for me.

Week 4: A Cli-Fi Book (Book about climate change)
Reading Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood 📚🤓

Sometimes living near an Ivy League school is pretty great. Today I got to hear Margaret Atwood give a talk thanks to the ethics institute. For free. And it. Was. Awesome.

3/5
Post-apocalyptic novels are supposed to be depressing, right? But this one was just a little bit much at times. It made me uncomfortable, but guess it pushed me out of my boundaries. I enjoyed the pacing but besides the MC, the other characters fell flat for me. There were also just straight weird stuff in this book, which was interesting and distressing at the same time. Planning to finish the series because I want explanations!

#Booked2019

Chilling dystopian novel. Once again Margaret Atwood creates a future that is terrifying, and yet within reach of our own future possibilities.

#CLIFI #Booked2019 #PopSugarReading Challenge #23of65 #audiobook

I think Margaret Atwood is brilliant. But this book did nothing for me. It made me uncomfortable, and not in a good, pushing boundaries way. I know this is part of a series, and the second and third book are suppose to be better, but I am going to have to pass on that.
#booked2019 Cli-Fi
@BarbaraTheBibliophage @Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft

Book no. 2 completed for #deweysreadathon #24hourreadathon I felt at times like I really enjoyed it but at other times I really felt it to be a slog. 3⭐️

Book no. 2 for #24readathon #deweysreadathon

“They spent the first three years of school getting you to pretend stuff and then the rest of it marking you down if you did the same thing.” - Margaret Atwood, Oryx and Crake

I think it‘s time for me to revisit this series.

#quotsymar19 #pretend @TK-421 #lizdoesquotsy

Always a crazy story to read with Margaret Atwood. This was a creepy an descriptive dystopian book. The characters were extremely deep and haunting. I definitely will be continuing this series.

Spring choices for #booked19 all ready to go!
@BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft @Cinfhen

Because of my last semester of school being busy, reading got hard to find time for, but now I am back to reading! This book was lent to me by a friend, and is pretty great so far:)

The quality of writing was excellent, and it was a fun read. But for me, Oryx and Crake didn‘t quite make it into the dystopian league.

1. Spirited Away
2. The Princess Bride
3. So many. Percy Jackson is possibly wearing the crown though. Absolute horse shit, couldn't even get through the first half hour.
4. Donald Glover, Nathan Fillion, Kathy Bates, Meryl Streep, etc.
5. Only if it could be done perfectly, and not deviate from the damn story.
#frideas @SailorMoon

#hellothursday
1. Currently 46F/8C
2. Preferably 60s F (15-20C) bc I am too hot natured for my whereabouts (Texas)
3. Set to 70F/21C for the sake of my kiddo, I prefer 68F
4. I love rainy weather (especially thunderstorms) to cuddle up, stay home and read.
5. Bc the MaddAddam series is good anytime. 😊

I‘m shooketh. One of the most frustrating cliff hangers I‘ve ever experienced. I‘m so mad (but in a good way). I definitely foresee myself reading the next two books in this series, and would definitely recommend. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Reading this for class, and I have to say it‘s amazing so far!!

Compré este boxset a mitad de precio. Gracias dioh mío! Leí el primero en el kindle pero no es lo mismo... No no no

This book has been hard to get into, which makes me sad because I read The Handmaid's Tale in like two days. My void, Kuro, is pleasantly bored as well.

Not my favorite Margaret Atwood, but still. First in a dystopian trilogy. The flashbacks to the end of civilization were more interesting than the “present day” quest.

I‘m so sorry I‘m a little behind on this! I‘ve had my package since day before yesterday and I‘m just now opening it. It‘s been a crazy holiday season, and this was such a wonderful treat at the end of it. Thank you so much @bookish_wookish !! I have not read either book, and I can‘t wait to tuck in with a cup of tea! More loot picks ahead...
#blinddatebookswap #thankyou #newreads

Fair to say that this is not for everyone, but it was for me. It requires some patience and the ability to fill in the blanks as Margaret Atwood does not spell out everything. I don't need to like the characters to like a book or for a book to pull on my emotions. It's been over a week since I finished reading this, and the foreboding, the dread and the emptiness still lingers on me.

Is it weird to say I appreciated this book, but I didn‘t like it? Oryx and Crake is filled with interesting ideas and fascinating world building...and I couldn‘t wait for it to end. Goodreads seemed to love this book, so maybe it‘s just me?