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Review title: Cliched and unimaginative
Product review: As a long term fan of both sci-fi and Attwood, O&C should have been my ideal holiday reading. Instead, it's a real disappointment. The sci-fi elements are predictable and cliched, and the rest shallow and unbelieveable. None of the characters have any depth and their motivations are hazy. We never really learn why Crake destroys the world, nor why Oryx is involved with Jimmy or Crake's project. The minor characters are simply cardboard cutouts. On top of all that, the heavy-handed anti-corporate and global warming messages are simplistic and naive. Why two stars then? Two reasons: the writing is elegant and effortless, and the last page provides a moment of genuine interest.
