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You Have Arrived at Your Destination by Amor Towles

4.0

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This shorter novella by Amor Towles takes on a very hefty topic – genetic engineering. It explores the question: is it nature, nurture, both, or a new way of raising a child? Brilliantly written, Towles tackles this subject in a creative way, pulling the reader into the life of one couple who wants to have a child and finally decides to put in an application to a fertility clinic. Told through the voice of the husband, we get insight into his thinking. And what starts out as looking into a new way of “engineering” the conception of a child, Sam begins to look at his life – his relationships and choices he’s made. This story is a deep dive into the highly debated topic and how that is a springboard for Sam to look at his life.