Cira Escuela từ Los Melgoza, Michoacán, Mexico

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2020-01-10 12:31

Giúp Em Giỏi Luyện Từ Và Câu Lớp 5 Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

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Oryx and Crake (the first in the MaddAddam Trilogy) is yet another eerie concoction effortlessly thrown together by the brilliant Margaret Atwood. Human beings, just like in The Handmaid's Tale, are confronted with the harsh reality of their own making. Her writing is convincing, because it is based on contemporary issues like (fear of) terrorism, overpopulation and the resulting food shortage. Climate change, be it human-induced or part of a natural cycle, has made many parts of the world inhabitable. The ozone layer has withered away and only the strongest sunblock can protect human skin against burning. Fear of violence (and a good supply of money) led to the creation of Compounds, in which research is conducted to make human life more comfortable. Playing God has never been easier: mankind unscrupulously devises pigoons (pigs that carry cloned human skin and/or organs, even brain tissue), wolvogs (a doglike creature that is as wild as a wolf) and some kind of chicken that consists mostly of drumsticks (or whatever the market demands), among others. Non-brainiacs do not have the pleasure of living in the clean and heavily guarded Compounds, but are condemned to the nature-ravaged Pleeblands, i.e. everywhere else in the world. Jimmy, as Snowman used to be known, spent his youth in different Compounds, depending on the company that was employing his father at that time. His childhood was not a happy one and his only friend, Glenn, much smarter than him. This strange, rational boy guides Jimmy through the internet of the future: a place that does not shy away from any flavor of sexuality (it is here that they first spot Oryx, or a girl that looks like her) or vicious murder. Tomorrow's world suffers from entertainment overload. Nothing is shocking to the eye, everything becomes numbingly mundane. And our future selves are eager to participate, to stand out from the crazy crowds, to the point that even public suicide becomes common. Never would Jimmy have guessed that Glenn, also known as Crake, was in fact weighing humanity's worth, before passing an unfavorable judgement. Indeed, this was a science fiction novel that I enjoyed very much. It was thrilling and depressing at the same time, its compelling story urging me to read on and on. The best science fiction (and dystopia) is the kind that is built on realistic scenarios, and Atwood is quite the master at spine-chilling plots. Ultimately, we have only ourselves to fear, and boy, are we capable of some scary stuff! I only have one gripe: while I can clearly envisage Crake as the genius who lost control over his emotions in the end, Oryx remained vague in my mind's eye, akin to (many of) the women in Haruki Murakami's novels. Oryx is real to the touch, but untouchable at the same time. She's like a ghost passing through, solidifying only at her own whim. But perhaps she was intentionally written this way?

Người đọc Cira Escuela từ Los Melgoza, Michoacán, Mexico

Người dùng coi những cuốn sách này là thú vị nhất trong năm 2017-2018, ban biên tập của cổng thông tin "Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn" khuyến cáo rằng tất cả các độc giả sẽ làm quen với văn học này.