Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful by Arwne Elys Dayton is the kind of book that is so realistic that it’s frightening. These six short stories discuss human modification, and they are each very believable. The last story is especially engaging. For those interested in the future of humanity, this is a great read.
Title: Stronger, Faster, and More BeautifulAuthor: Arwen Elys Dayton
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Genres: Sci-Fi, Young Adult Fiction
Publication Date: December 4, 2018
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For fans of television shows Black Mirror and Westworld, this compelling, mind-bending novel is a twisted look into the future, exploring how far we will go to remake ourselves into the perfect human specimen and what it means to be human at all.
Set in our world, spanning the near to distant futures, Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful is a novel made up of six interconnected stories that ask how far we will go to remake ourselves into the perfect human specimens, and how hard that will push the definition of "human."
This extraordinary work explores the amazing possibilities of genetic manipulation and life extension, as well as the ethical quandaries that will arise with these advances. The results range from the heavenly to the monstrous. Deeply thoughtful, poignant, horrifying, and action-packed, Arwen Elys Dayton's Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful is groundbreaking in both form and substance.
❃ I received this book for free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. ❃
Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful, Arwen Elys Dayton
❀ Six Short Stories
This book is made up of six short stories about human modification, with each one more futuristic than the last. While the technologies in the last few stories are pretty wild, the entire book is actually believable all the way through because it builds off of our capabilities today and keeps on growing. I am not usually a fan of short stories like this, but for me, the shortness in length was the perfect thing to capture my interest and prevent me from getting bored.
❀ Ethical Issues
My favourite of the stories had to be the final one. In this story, humans and inhumans are split up, and they are unable to interact. Since a lot of the book describes the pros of modification, I enjoyed how this one highlights the cons and brings up some ethical issues. For me, the story is a perfect conclusion, and it drives the message home and shows how scary the future for us may become.
❀ Shocking Anthology
Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful by Arwen Elys Dayton is a shocking anthology about the benefits and consequences of human modification. I loved how realistic each story is, and the last one in particular does a good job wrapping everything up. I would definitely recommend this book to fans of the sci-fi genre.
About Arwen Elys Dayton
ARWEN ELYS DAYTON is the author of the Seeker series—Seeker, Traveler, and Disruptor and the e-novella The Young Dread—and the science-fiction thriller Resurrection. Arwen lives with her husband and their three children on the West Coast of the United States. You can visit her at arwendayton.com and follow @arwenelysdayton on Twitter and Instagram.
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I am interested in human modification and would love to read about it.
I hope that you find this an interesting read! 🙂
Lovely review! <3 I'm glad to hear you enjoyed this one so much, I've been a little hesitant about reading it because I'm not reading too many short stories, but I'm so curious about the theme of the book… hmm, I'll have to think about it 🙂 thank you for sharing! 😀
I feel that! Short stories can sometimes be something that I am cautious with as well. 🙂
I’m so busy in the kitchen that my only chance of reading and finishing a story is by reading a short story. I fancy giving this one a try. Thank you for sharing.
I hope that you find it enjoyable. 🙂
I haven’t heard of this book but it really sounds like an extraordinary read. I’m glad you loved it! Wonderful review! 🙂
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It really is an interesting book! 🙂
I didn’t realise this was a short story anthology! I don’t know why I thought it was a novel… It sound like an interesting read, if kind of sinister.
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The cover doesn’t really give an impression of short stories, so I can see how it might seem like it is a novel at first glance. 🙂
I saw this book online but didn’t realize it was a short story compilation.