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Nėra viršelio — Michael Crichton: Next (Chinese language, 2007, Yuan liu chu ban shi ye gu fen you xian gong si)

Paperback, 495 psl.

Chinese kalba

Publikuota 2007 m. rugpjūčio 19 d., Yuan liu chu ban shi ye gu fen you xian gong si.

ISBN:: 978-957-32-6116-2
OCLC numeris:: 271593593

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Welcome to our genetic world. Fast, furious, and out of control. This is not the world of the future—it’s the world right now. Is a loved one missing some body parts? Are blonds becoming extinct? Is everyone at your dinner table of the same species? Humans and chimpanzees differ in only four hundred genes; is that why a chimp fetus resembles a human being? And should that worry us? There’s a new genetic cure for drug addiction—is it worse than the disease?

We live in a time of momentous scientific leaps, a time when it’s possible to sell our eggs and sperm online for thousands of dollars and to test our spouses for genetic maladies. We live in a time when one-fifth of all our genes are owned by someone else—and an unsuspecting person and his family can be pursued cross-country because they happen to have certain valuable genes within …

Welcome to our genetic world. Fast, furious, and out of control. This is not the world of the future—it’s the world right now. Is a loved one missing some body parts? Are blonds becoming extinct? Is everyone at your dinner table of the same species? Humans and chimpanzees differ in only four hundred genes; is that why a chimp fetus resembles a human being? And should that worry us? There’s a new genetic cure for drug addiction—is it worse than the disease?

We live in a time of momentous scientific leaps, a time when it’s possible to sell our eggs and sperm online for thousands of dollars and to test our spouses for genetic maladies. We live in a time when one-fifth of all our genes are owned by someone else—and an unsuspecting person and his family can be pursued cross-country because they happen to have certain valuable genes within their chromosomes….

The future is closer than you think. ([source][1])

[1]: www.michaelcrichton.com/next/

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Antolius apžvelgė autoriaus Michael Crichton knygą Next: A Novel

Review of 'Next' on 'Goodreads'

2 žvaigždutės

A collection of loosely related short stories clumsily cobbled together.

Good:
Raises valid concerns about genetic engineering and US patent law.

Bad:
Most characters appear morally wrong for no good reason. It detracts from valid criticism of corporate wrongdoers if all characters are adulterers & chauvinists.
Ending is unbelievable.
There's almost no narrative structure to the novel.
* It should have been an essay.

Nillevanille apžvelgė autoriaus Michael Crichton knygą Next: A Novel

Review of 'Next' on 'Goodreads'

3 žvaigždutės

Leider kein übergeordneter Handlungsstrang. Wirkt wie die Zusammenfassung der Publikation zum Zeitpunkt des erscheinens. Nicht wirklich ein Thriller.

Temos

Genetics -- Fiction
Mutation (Biology) -- Fiction