2.88k reviews for:

The Family Experiment

John Marrs

4.08 AVERAGE

gybelle's review against another edition

3.0

mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

larissa18's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Really keeps you on your toes and the twists are fun. Loved the take on this near future world 

rebecca_iris's review against another edition

3.5

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

aballetta's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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Slow start. Really loved this one. Not five stars, but definitely one of my favorite reads so far in 2025!

nalian's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

leweeza's review against another edition

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Didn’t find it as thought provoking as other reviews made it out to be.. and I tried to go all the way

letti's review against another edition

0.5

mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

maghenreads's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

monrbrts's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

mnbowers's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A must read for me. Marrs creates a world where 5 couples create a family in the Metaverse (Beta version) using VR reality goggles to interact with a Metachild.  Meanwhile viewers watch the family interactions in real time.  Marrs delves into the ethics of this not so far fetched concept. Can you ethically kill a virtual child?  What about the viewers who don’t know reality from fantasy.