Let me categorize it for you: fiction --> speculative fiction --> Dystopian future
The book begins from the narrator Snowman. He's the only human around and not living the best life in this new post-apocalyptic world: he's usually hungry, paranoid of infection, lives in a tree and wears a bedsheet. We find he lives near a band of creatures called "the crakers" since they were made by Crake. Snowman tells us his story, when he used to be Jimmy and the world was fine...well, not really fine.
Through Jimmy's story we're plunged into a world where scientific corporations have alot of control. Like OrganInc, they created "pigoons", a pig that grows human organs. Healthwyzer, whom after curing all diseases starts to create them so they'll still be in business.
Jimmy becomes friends with Crake, who has that serial killer charisma with absolute scientific ingeniousness.
Oh yes, I should explain who Oryx is as well. She is this hot asian chick they both fall deeply in love with and she comes with a troubling past.
The book is told through two timelines:Jimmy's moving to the apocalyptic event where he becomes Snowman and Snowman progressing after the event.
Jimmy ------>Event/Snowman ------>future
Its a very interesting book because you can see that all these things are possible and futuristic books are just plain cool to read.
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