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3.31 AVERAGE

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geilie's review

3.75
challenging tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I'm not really into sci fi, but I decided to take this one on before I sunk into Blake Crouch (for book club, not my own choosing). 

I really liked how this one started out. Sam has to go to the biotech company Vitek after his wife Annie has created three different prototypes (or "contours") of their future child Daniel. Sam gets to see these three different videos. I was intrigued where the story was going to go, but then Sam goes to a bar and I didn't really understand that part and how it related to the first part of the story. But I'm sure it does relate. 

Because I didn't "get" the second half of the story (which is obviously a "me" problem but inhibited my enjoyment nonetheless), I'm giving this one 3 stars.
tense medium-paced
Loveable characters: No
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stefanija's review

1.0

I genuinely had no idea what was going on <3 This started off really well with a great concept but then it just

???

Yeah that’s it.

Do you want to the know the future?

Or would you rather make your own future? That is the questions that I think this particular short story evokes. But you decide.

Very interesting premise, but unfortunately not much was done with it. A Black Mirror episode if you only watched the first 20 mins establishing the stakes and then there was no turn.

kathrinweihs's review

3.5
challenging reflective

noelle_co's review

3.0
dark informative reflective tense fast-paced
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jenlejoy's review

2.75
mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
dark reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes