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lauderbaugh's review against another edition

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adventurous funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

liljainthepages's review against another edition

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4.0

„Dieser Roman ist reine Fiktion,
bis auf die Passagen, für die das nicht gilt.“

Ehrlich gesagt, beschäftigt mich dieses Buch weitaus mehr, als ich es gedacht hätte. Gerard & Dave - absolute animal boss babes!!

ihateprozac's review against another edition

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5.0

A really great scientific/slightly futuristic thriller-style novel that gives you an insight into the dog eat dog world of genetics and biotechnology. The way all the stories intertwined was entertaining, and the book was obviously well researched, although the scientific language was easily understood. My only negative criticism is that the abundance of characters, chronologies and narrators was occasionally difficult to keep track of.

The book has a great moral (well, several) that are littered throughout the story and in the author's notes at the end of the book, and it definitely opened up my eyes to the power of science in our modern world.

rtcrook's review against another edition

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4.0

The plot itself is nothing revolutionary, but it was entertaining none the less. Interesting to think about the multitude of bioethical issues surrounding genetic research, especially as I'm studying it now.

respectabiggle7's review against another edition

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4.0

I liked this book, despite what my dad says about it! We're not always at odds when it comes to literature, but on this one we are. I really enjoyed it. There is some very far-fetched material, but it is supported by the whole field of genetics-research.

paddles1704's review against another edition

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2.0

I feel like Michael brainstormed a bunch of ideas for the novel and then went with all of them. At one point, I was taking notes on what was happening, just to keep track. All in all, fascinating if you’re into genes and technology, but I had no idea what was going on until everything converged, Love Actually style, right at the end.