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3.31 AVERAGE
3.31 AVERAGE
You Arrived At Your Destination by Amor Towles
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4*)
This is one of the short-stories from the Forward-Collection by Blake Crouch. I liked that story especially because of the ending. The whole story was good, but the ending was really cool. Even though normally I don’t like these kinds of endings. But I don’t want to spoil anything for you.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4*)
This is one of the short-stories from the Forward-Collection by Blake Crouch. I liked that story especially because of the ending. The whole story was good, but the ending was really cool. Even though normally I don’t like these kinds of endings. But I don’t want to spoil anything for you.
Good quick read
The story started strong with an interesting new concept but the latter half became a bit disappointing for me. Perhaps if this was a full length novel the experience would have been more satisfactory for me.
The story started strong with an interesting new concept but the latter half became a bit disappointing for me. Perhaps if this was a full length novel the experience would have been more satisfactory for me.
This had a great concept but it did absolutely nothing with it. Its hands down my least favorite in the series so far.
dark
informative
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This story begins solidly in "Twilight Zone" territory, then takes a hard turn into a "Black Mirror" style narrative. Problem is, I didn't find the payoff to be nearly as interesting as the setup.
3.75*
Wasn’t sure what score to give to this short story. On one hand, this is a very thought-provoking story, but on the other I found the end a little bit rushed and naive. Still, totally worth reading it.
Towles here takes the idea of nature vs nurture to a completely different level. Not only can you chose your child’s sex, make sure he/she has no horrendous illnesses, but decide on which kind of character traits and thus life experiences he/she will have! With all this focus on ‘could’, what about the issue of ‘should’? The choices offered here to this dad-to-be are shocking, and ultimately say less about the potential child and more about the parents and their life choices. I think the story was strong enough with just with this, and with the male lead processing all shown and re-analysing his life. It didn’t need the added subtle threat at the end, which then lead to the weak-ish ending. Otherwise, the narrative was great and compelling, and David Harbour’s (Hopper in Stranger Things) performance totally matched this.
Wasn’t sure what score to give to this short story. On one hand, this is a very thought-provoking story, but on the other I found the end a little bit rushed and naive. Still, totally worth reading it.
Towles here takes the idea of nature vs nurture to a completely different level. Not only can you chose your child’s sex, make sure he/she has no horrendous illnesses, but decide on which kind of character traits and thus life experiences he/she will have! With all this focus on ‘could’, what about the issue of ‘should’? The choices offered here to this dad-to-be are shocking, and ultimately say less about the potential child and more about the parents and their life choices. I think the story was strong enough with just with this, and with the male lead processing all shown and re-analysing his life. It didn’t need the added subtle threat at the end, which then lead to the weak-ish ending. Otherwise, the narrative was great and compelling, and David Harbour’s (Hopper in Stranger Things) performance totally matched this.
reflective
fast-paced
reflective
medium-paced
fast-paced
Good idea, not a very good execution
I liked the idea of a fertility clinic that plays with genetics to produce the child of your dreams (not just by choosing boy/girl, eye color and the likes, but also the personality traits). But I felt it fell a bit short... Maybe if it was in a bigger format the story would feel better
I liked the idea of a fertility clinic that plays with genetics to produce the child of your dreams (not just by choosing boy/girl, eye color and the likes, but also the personality traits). But I felt it fell a bit short... Maybe if it was in a bigger format the story would feel better