the infinitely re-readable

I talk a lot about fiction here because I think this blog sort of focuses on my creative interests...so far at least (you just wait until I start talking about my kinks and MILF fetishes...I will make this room uncomfortable for everyone).  Believe it or not I do read a fair amount of non-fiction, but these days I've been focused on more colorful storytelling and I don't see that slowing down anytime soon.

I am sometimes asked by friends for a novel recommendation and I'll often suggest this.  Oryx and Crake is the story of two childhood friends and one of their lovers in the setting of a post-apocalyptic world.  It's certainly dark stuff, but it's also captivating and I am hesitant to say much about the plot because the less you know the better.  I'll just say that I think Margaret Atwood understands teenage boys better than I did when I was a teenager.  I'll also say that there was a moment in this book where I clearly remember saying "Holy shit" out loud because it was such a powerful piece of writing. 

One of my friends recommended this to me years ago and said "it changed my life."  I thought maybe it was just hyperbole but after reading it the first time I thought, Oh, ok I get it. I will always be grateful that he turned me on to this.