Oryx and Crake: Reading the Work 2
What a suprise, the book has not started to pick up. I see a lot of resemblance from handmaids tale to this book. Atwood loves to use flashbacks to give the reader insight on the situation. Every other chapter so far, it has gone from present dystopian, to past world. The main character, it seems, was going through a lot of things with his parents and honestly he was put in a tough position.
I have family members whose parents have gotten a divorce and its not easy on the child or the family. Jimmy, the main character in the past (he changes his name) has parents who are just arguing all the time. Atwood really shows what kind of character Jimmy is through their arguing though. As a reader, i picked up that Jimmy feels guilty for everything that happens between his parents and after doing a little research, (typing in what do you call a person who feels guilty for everything on Google) I found out that this is one of the main signs of Depression. TBH i dont blame Jimmy at all for being depressed after the stuff that hes been through and this is only the first few chapters of this book.
I just left off on the chapter before they introduce Crake. HOPEFULLY, this is where the story will pick up and things will start to get more interesting. Please Atwood, PLEASE.