This book was amazing. It has to be one of the most interesting apocalypses I have ever read. I am not that much of a science geek, but I was really drawn into the world Atwood laid out here and yearned to know more and more of what brought the world to its state. Usually, I am not a big fan of non-linear writing styles either as they come off as gimmicky. To be fair, this book only has a before and after style, with everything occurring within those two time sets coming across chronologically. But I enjoyed the way the two timelines played off each other so that you could see how the things Snowman encounters in the now related to the past and the disaster. I also really enjoyed the character of Crake because he was such an engima and his relationship with Snowman was so warped. I remain unimpressed by Oryx, although I hear she exists in Atwood's traditional style of "the elusive woman." I would rather have seen more of the character who shares the book's namesake. But most of all, I just really enjoyed the world as it was presented here. Being somewhat connected with the world of life sciences in my line of work, the points and questions in this book really brought home some stark possibilities and realities. Now, this is a dystopia! 
 I have heard good things and bad things about the sequel so I must deliberate whether I want to continue, but I am definitely looking forward to reading more Atwood.