We’re not going to introduce any new elements into your DNA, nor are we going to take any existing elements out. It is a sorry little worm's view of the off-beat of adult pressure, of contemporary strictures and conformity, of sentiment….

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I think if you like short stories with terrific writing or just like science fiction you should probably read this.The narrative follows a prospective father who is walked though the process and then shown a short list of 3 children that his wife had curated from their available genetic options. I loved it – and to be honest, I still don’t really understand the ending, but I need to read some reviews now and see what others think. I’d like to end this review by saying thanks to my Goodreads friend Barbara for bringing this interesting story to my attention. Rather, having taken a peek into the traits that your child will naturally receive, with your and Annie’s guidance, we’re going to push a few into the forefront and a few into the background. It’s the kind of story where you kind of have to read into things as there are many things that are not really clearly spelled out for U.

You Have Arrived at Your Destination: a short story

But they also tend to have a larger arc that takes us from a position of youthful self-assurance through a period of setbacks, leading to a third phase in which, if we’re lucky, we’ve confronted our limitations and become deeper people ready to lead richer lives. But, given the choice to alleviate one of the more unsubstantial characteristics, what would be sacrificed and how would that effect the child’s future? 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. Amor Towles’s You Have Arrived at Your Destination is part of Forward, a collection of six stories of the near and far. I also had a chance to hear the author speak, so I was excited to see this new choice out by this author.Some coordination problems occurred as I try to flip pages by putting my fingers inside my wine glass and trying to drink my kindle. It asks more questions than it answers and ends on a somewhat unresolved note, but from a literary point of view I think this story is head and shoulders above the others I’ve read so far in this FORWARD collection of SF novellas (4 down, 2 to go).