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3.31 AVERAGE
3.31 AVERAGE
Not bad but not great. I think this story just wasn't aimed towards me.
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Really interesting story. It reminds me of something dystopian even though I’m sure genetic engineering could or will get to this place eventually. I adore David Harbour and so enjoyed his narration.
3.5 great stars
Within the span of only 47 pages [a:Amor Towles|4536964|Amor Towles|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1472937967p2/4536964.jpg] created a fully realized story. An impressive feat!
[b:A Gentleman in Moscow|34066798|A Gentleman in Moscow|Amor Towles|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1551480896l/34066798._SY75_.jpg|45743836] unfolded in a slow beautiful way, not pacing that can work in a short story but the author is clearly more versatile than I thought.
I can’t really say much about the story without giving away the plot but it was a speculative look at the future of genetic engineering. I particularly liked the ending.
This story forms part of the latest Amazon Originals collection called the Forward Collection, the brainchild of [a:Blake Crouch|442240|Blake Crouch|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1479398727p2/442240.jpg] and what a stellar cast of Authors he gathered. [a:Andy Weir|6540057|Andy Weir|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1382592903p2/6540057.jpg], [a:Veronica Roth|4039811|Veronica Roth|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1544540525p2/4039811.jpg], and a few others I don’t know (yet).
Like the Disorder collection (that also had amazing authors) this feels like a clever marketing campaign by Amazon to get new users for the Kindle Unlimited service, not that I am complaining. I really like seeing well known authors come up with inventive short stories.
Recommended even for readers who do NOT like si-fi
Within the span of only 47 pages [a:Amor Towles|4536964|Amor Towles|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1472937967p2/4536964.jpg] created a fully realized story. An impressive feat!
[b:A Gentleman in Moscow|34066798|A Gentleman in Moscow|Amor Towles|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1551480896l/34066798._SY75_.jpg|45743836] unfolded in a slow beautiful way, not pacing that can work in a short story but the author is clearly more versatile than I thought.
I can’t really say much about the story without giving away the plot but it was a speculative look at the future of genetic engineering. I particularly liked the ending.
This story forms part of the latest Amazon Originals collection called the Forward Collection, the brainchild of [a:Blake Crouch|442240|Blake Crouch|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1479398727p2/442240.jpg] and what a stellar cast of Authors he gathered. [a:Andy Weir|6540057|Andy Weir|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1382592903p2/6540057.jpg], [a:Veronica Roth|4039811|Veronica Roth|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1544540525p2/4039811.jpg], and a few others I don’t know (yet).
Like the Disorder collection (that also had amazing authors) this feels like a clever marketing campaign by Amazon to get new users for the Kindle Unlimited service, not that I am complaining. I really like seeing well known authors come up with inventive short stories.
Recommended even for readers who do NOT like si-fi
The ending was very abrupt. I really enjoyed the central bit of the story, where Sam watched the scenarios.
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This one also started strong but then the ending felt... like it wasn't one.
I went searching reviews for language to help me explain how I felt about this one and found a review that *perfectly* described it. Only to discover that the review was written by Wil Wheaton. So, yeah. Not surprising at all!
I went searching reviews for language to help me explain how I felt about this one and found a review that *perfectly* described it. Only to discover that the review was written by Wil Wheaton. So, yeah. Not surprising at all!
The Forward Collection Overall, 3.5 stars.
It's hard to give the overall collection a rating because some stories were hits and others were misses.
You have Arrived at your Destination - 2 stars
This was my second least favorite story. It started out so promising. I was really intrigued by this Black Mirror-esque story. The beginning shows Sam going to a new, state-of-the-art fertility clinic to essentially pick out his future baby. The three future scenarios were such a cool concept and seeing how Sam reacted to them was also interesting. After that point, however, the story went downhill for me. It felt like the author ran out of time and had to submit something before the due date, so he finished the story in 3 paragraphs and called it a day. I felt like it had so much potential but then dropped the ball in the second half.
It's hard to give the overall collection a rating because some stories were hits and others were misses.
You have Arrived at your Destination - 2 stars
This was my second least favorite story. It started out so promising. I was really intrigued by this Black Mirror-esque story. The beginning shows Sam going to a new, state-of-the-art fertility clinic to essentially pick out his future baby. The three future scenarios were such a cool concept and seeing how Sam reacted to them was also interesting. After that point, however, the story went downhill for me. It felt like the author ran out of time and had to submit something before the due date, so he finished the story in 3 paragraphs and called it a day. I felt like it had so much potential but then dropped the ball in the second half.
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A