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You Have Arrived at Your Destination

Amor Towles

3.31 AVERAGE

thecesspit's review against another edition

3.0

Short story about genetics and life stories. Interesting concept, but sort of meandered without going anywhere conclusive.

andtheitoldyousos's review against another edition

4.0

Designer babies have been in the conversation for a bit- but what if you could choose beyond gender and eye color? What if you could choose a life trajectory based off of a few common denominators? Amor Towles takes credit reports and middle aged dudes by the lapels and throws them headfirst into a future where a movie trailer can decide the fate of your designer child. Have a seat, kick up you feet, and watch the next 35 years of your potential child unfold on the screen in front of you. What’s that, it’s too much to handle? It hits too hard against your own upbringing? Don’t worry, he’s also provided a dive bar with intriguingly broken fluorescent lighting for you to throw your body in supplication to the bar. The main character is a boob, the concept is fun, and the writing is razor-sharp. You will enjoy the ride and hate the rider with equal enthusiasm. David Harbour narrated (all of the adaptations have recognizable names) and he was great! He sounded so much like William Hurt, I was absolutely entranced.

socorrobaptista's review against another edition

3.0

Ficção científica que me lembrou Brave New World, embora menos distópico. Achei interessante, mas não me empolgou.

kaitstew23's review against another edition

2.5

dark mysterious

whipson's review against another edition

3.0

mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

words_w_rae's review against another edition

5.0

Unexpected But Great

This one caught me off guard! I swear, I’ve got to read the descriptions of these stories so I have a CLUE, at least, of what I’m getting myself into. This story made me think so much about my own life, my childhood and how that’s shaped who I am. The risks I both did and didn’t take. The life I may have had if I’d made a million different choices. It’s something I think about regularly and this story nailed the feelings I’ve had more times than I can count.