Ahoy there me mateys!  I received this sci-fi eARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.  So here be me honest musings . . .

This novel contains six interconnected stories that showcase the possibilities and potential problems that could result from medical science.  Apparently the author's first thought when reading about gene editing was "This is it! We'll be able to eradicate disease, extend our lives, turn humans into superhumans!"  Her second thought was "We will definitely find some way of messing this up in a spectacular fashion."  She uses this novel to explore the space between the two thoughts.

This was an engrossing read whose beautiful writing kept me captivated.  The six parts explore organ transplants, synthetic organs and robotic parts, religious questions surrounding medical ethics, genetically designed children, cryonics, and body modifications.  But this list does not do these stories justice.

Because behind the background of the medical and scientific marvels posed by each chapter, ye also get a brilliant look at the human morals, personalities, and conflicts involved.  Each section poses new questions.  All questions are challenging.  The answers are unexpected or non-existent or both.  This book makes the reader think and feel.  Each jump in time and technology is plausible because of what came before.  And yet when the end is reached, the landscape seems unfathomable.  And possible at the same time.

I highly recommend this book.  Part four was me favourite though all of it was so very good.  Words don't really do it justice.  It has to be experienced.  A fantastic book that the whole crew should read.

So lastly . . .

Thank you Random House Children's / Delacorte Press!

Side note: much thanks to me matey, Paul @ paul'spicks for making me aware of this book's existence.  Arrr!

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