This was a short enjoyable read. I liked the main concept of it a lot. I just wanted to read more. I mean for such an intriguing concept this story leaves you with much more to be desired. However, it still is an entertaining story like the previous stories in this series. I'm not an "artsy" reader, and I don't like deliberately ambiguous or condescending stories. I want to read something meaningful, sure, but I also want it to make sense to me. Anyone who believes in true love or is simply willing to accept it as the premise of a winding tale will find this debut an emotional, satisfying read.

YOU HAVE ARRIVED AT YOUR DESTINATION - Kirkus Reviews

You Have Arrived at Your Destination — is set in the future, it is set about five minutes in the future…" But, then the story went off in a different direction and the intrigue of the concept was lost for me. I can tell what the author was trying to do and say, it was just that the content of the end felt so disjointed that it didn't enthral me like the beginning did.Here we are not confronted with manbeasts but with the choice of "contour" of your child. Sam Paxton, who steadily earned his fortune and is now ready to have children, has three options to choice from, carefully curated by Vitek, a cutting edge firm. Towles resides in Gramercy Park, Manhattan, New York City, with his wife Maggie, their son Stokley, and their daughter Esmé. [18] Towles is a collector of fine art and antiques. [18] Awards and honors [ edit ] Szalai, Georg (25 August 2022). "Ewan McGregor to Star in Drama Series 'A Gentleman in Moscow' for Paramount+ Internationally, Showtime in U.S." The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 17 September 2022. Bianca wrote: "Great review, Mark. I'm so behind in my reading, I don't know if and when I'll get to this one." I enjoyed the first part more than the second and that is because I thought it was going in a direction it did not go but that I kind of wish it had gone if that makes any sense at all!

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It’s been a good year of reading so far and this is the story that I think most are likely to admire as well as be a bit creeped out by! When Sam’s wife first tells him about Vitek, a twenty-first-century fertility lab, he sees it as the natural next step in trying to help their future child get a “leg up” in a competitive world. But the more Sam considers the lives that his child could lead, the more he begins to question his own relationships and the choices he has made in his life.

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This very short story is well written - ( I read the short ebook version and listened to the Audiobook) > combined it didn’t take much time. It would be very hard to say much about this story without giving away crucial things. So even though I often do plot recaps I am not going to do that with the story. Suffice to say the writing is outstanding and futuristic. This short story presents a very near, very realistic future in which prospective parents can choose not just the gender or hair color of their future child, but a lot of their personality attributes, too. A married couple, Sam and Annie, decide to consult with a genetic engineering firm as they plan to start a family. In some ways, Sam feels that giving their future son this genetic boost is no different than getting him into a competitive school. Are you the best version of yourself? Are you less because you haven't been genetically perfected? What does your life mean, were your choices the right ones? Mark wrote: "Thanks so much Chrissie, I enjoyed your review - I just finished another one of this series that was good too!!"