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A review by buttonsandbooks
The Family Experiment by John Marrs
5.0
I was so excited when I got approved for an ARC of this book. John. Marrs. I LOVED The One and The Marriage Pact, so needless to say I couldn't wait to get my hands on this one.
In a world where conceiving a child is incredibly costly and not everyone can conceive, there's the Metaverse to the rescue. While there, you can have an AI generated child and experience all parenting has to offer while you're in your physical home rocking a suit, gloves and headset to "exist" with your child in their world. It sounds far fetched, but longing to be a parent knows no bounds, especially for the contestants on the new reality show The Family Experiment. For nine months, these parents will compete against one another to be the best parent viewers judge them to be, all while being live streamed. Who will make it and who won't? And more importantly, at the end of the competition, will the winner choose to keep the prize money and their meta child or will they take the money to start a family in their world?
The thing I love about Marrs' work is that it is so fascinating. There's always an incredibly unique premise that truly makes you think. And using AI? It makes it seem all the more plausible. Bravo to Marrs for knocking it out of the park again.
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In a world where conceiving a child is incredibly costly and not everyone can conceive, there's the Metaverse to the rescue. While there, you can have an AI generated child and experience all parenting has to offer while you're in your physical home rocking a suit, gloves and headset to "exist" with your child in their world. It sounds far fetched, but longing to be a parent knows no bounds, especially for the contestants on the new reality show The Family Experiment. For nine months, these parents will compete against one another to be the best parent viewers judge them to be, all while being live streamed. Who will make it and who won't? And more importantly, at the end of the competition, will the winner choose to keep the prize money and their meta child or will they take the money to start a family in their world?
The thing I love about Marrs' work is that it is so fascinating. There's always an incredibly unique premise that truly makes you think. And using AI? It makes it seem all the more plausible. Bravo to Marrs for knocking it out of the park again.
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