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Perfect People
by Peter James
John and Naomi Klaesson are struggling to recover from the death of their four-year old son and whilst they desperately want another child, they know that it could well contract the same genetic illness that killed their first. So when they hear of a Doctor who can `eliminate` the gene that causes the illness, they get into contact.
They then discover the doctor is effectively offering Designer Babies with the parents able to choose levels of intelligence, height, likes, dislikes and pretty much any variable or quirk that we all have. The moral dilemma between having a healthy child and drawing the line between just how much advantages in life would you like the child to have is a difficult one for them. I mean, think about it, if you could guarantee your child would have a higher IQ than most, would you take it or leave it to the Gods?
It soon becomes apparent that all is not well with the newly born offspring and with an anti-designer baby cult seemingly bumping off other families that have been involved with the same doctor, John and Naomi make the choice to move from the US back to his native UK but there are some things you cannot escape.
I love the writing style of Peter James and while this is a departure from crime fiction and Roy Grace, all the usual attributes are there. Tension, twists, moral dilemmas, fast paced and each chapter told from a different viewpoint and it's pretty relevant as the technology is likely to be close to achieving what's described in the book and equally there are certainly groups who feel strongly against it.
Perfect People is a great read with an ending which I should have seen coming but (as usual) I didn’t and it left me reading the last chapter to make sure I'd read and interpreted it correctly. Definitely worth a read if you fancy something a bit different.
They then discover the doctor is effectively offering Designer Babies with the parents able to choose levels of intelligence, height, likes, dislikes and pretty much any variable or quirk that we all have. The moral dilemma between having a healthy child and drawing the line between just how much advantages in life would you like the child to have is a difficult one for them. I mean, think about it, if you could guarantee your child would have a higher IQ than most, would you take it or leave it to the Gods?
It soon becomes apparent that all is not well with the newly born offspring and with an anti-designer baby cult seemingly bumping off other families that have been involved with the same doctor, John and Naomi make the choice to move from the US back to his native UK but there are some things you cannot escape.
I love the writing style of Peter James and while this is a departure from crime fiction and Roy Grace, all the usual attributes are there. Tension, twists, moral dilemmas, fast paced and each chapter told from a different viewpoint and it's pretty relevant as the technology is likely to be close to achieving what's described in the book and equally there are certainly groups who feel strongly against it.
Perfect People is a great read with an ending which I should have seen coming but (as usual) I didn’t and it left me reading the last chapter to make sure I'd read and interpreted it correctly. Definitely worth a read if you fancy something a bit different.