Name: | Oryx and Crake |
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By: | Margaret Atwood |
Narrated by: | Campbell Scott |
Series: | The MaddAddam Trilogy |
Length | 10 hrs and 30 mins |
Category: | Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction |
Release Date: | 0003-05-06 |
Language: | English |
The audiobook Oryx and Crake benefits from having a narrator who is able to provide different voices for the various characters. This allows the listener to follow the story more easily and also makes the experience more enjoyable.
In the novel Oryx and Crake, the protagonist, Jimmy, is a man who lives in a world that has been destroyed by a pandemic. Jimmy is one of the few survivors of the pandemic, and he is left to fend for himself in a world that is full of danger.
Oryx and Crake is a series of science fiction novels by Margaret Atwood. The series consists of three books: Oryx and Crake (2003), The Year of the Flood (2009), and MaddAddam (2013).
The series is set in a future world where genetic engineering is commonplace and has led to the creation of genetically modified humans, animals, and plants. The novels follow the lives of several characters as they navigate a world that has been devastated by a pandemic.
The first novel, Oryx and Crake, introduces the reader to the world of the novels and to the character of Jimmy, who later changes his name to Snowman. The novel follows Jimmy as he tries to survive in a world that has been ravaged by a disease that has killed most of the human population.
The second novel, The Year of the Flood, focuses on the lives of two characters, Toby and Ren, who are members of a religious cult known as the God’s Gardeners. The novel follows Toby and Ren as they try to survive in a world that has been devastated by the same disease that killed most of the human population in the first novel.
The third novel, MaddAddam, focuses on the that they may not be familiar with.
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