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Designer babies go about as well as you’d expect

Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress

May 4, 2023 by Bothari43 4 Comments

This was kind of a weird one. Really good writing, interesting concept and story, and I did finish the book, but it never quite hooked me. None of the characters, even though the book spans several generations, really spoke to me. Genetically engineered babies are all the rage: beauty, brains, anything the rich parents can imagine. Then a fad sweeps the engineered baby community, and a heap of babies designed to never need sleep are born. Due to all the extra time to study, plus […]

Filed Under: Science Fiction Tagged With: genetically engineered babies, humans suck, nancy kress, no sleep

Bothari43's CBR15 Review No:7 · Genres: Science Fiction · Tags: genetically engineered babies, humans suck, nancy kress, no sleep ·
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