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You Have Arrived at Your Destination by Amor Towles My rating: 4 of 5 stars A New View of IVF This twist on a couple’s desire to start their family via IVF is unexpected. It’s thought-provoking and disturbing, but original and plausible. The story gets your mind wondering… What I liked was the protagonist’s introspection about his experiences. It gave
Read moreThe Last Conversation by Paul Tremblay My rating: 4 of 5 stars Hauntingly Classic The descriptions of stimulus and textile help bring this sterile world to life in such an interesting way. To be put in the protagonist’s POV adds a haunting layer, which heightens the mystery as well as the emotion. This is delicious sci-fi. What I liked was
Read moreClap Back by Nalo Hopkinson My rating: 4 of 5 stars Well written but heartbreaking There was a time when it was Neanderthal vs Cro-Magnon. Today, it sends for many, white vs black. Truth is, it’s always one vs another. The author writes: “Ain’t we people, too? she thought. Wouldn’t freeing us be a step toward freeing all humanity?”The answer
Read moreJ.M. Northup5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining and thrilling, while thought-provoking and deep!Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2014 – Verified Purchase This novel just moved me! Not only was it intelligent and entertaining, it was though-provoking as to what it truly meant to be human. The hatred and violence of the fanatical believer was truly troubling because it
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