Arwen Elys Dayton

"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"--

Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful

Shona Tiger

Totally weird and quirky book. Reminded me of Jeff Vandermeer's Borne. Similar 😷 level for me.

But, interesting, if only for what could happen.

Bianca

Beckah brooks

This read almost as if it were written by a man.

Rina

Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful features six short stories in chronological order that depicts what could happen or what people could do with advanced technology and genetic engineering. Interesting but a bit scary and I wasn’t super invested in some stories but they were all thought-provoking nonetheless.

Olivera Mitić

Recimo da leži negde između 3.5 i 4🌟.

Koncept mi je u startu zvučao prezanimljivo (6 manje ili više povezanih priča koje kroz različite etape budućnosti istražuju kako bi se ljudi razvijali da imaju znatno razvijeniju tehnologiju nego mi sada), ali nisam mislila da će nužno otići u ovakvom pravcu. Osim toga, paralela sa Westworldom dala mi je neka pogrešna očekivanja. Note to publishers:  Samo zato što ima nečega što široko gledano možemo da zovemo robotima, ne znači da je iole vezano za tu seriju. 

Iako je, čini mi se, više za YA publiku, bilo je tu dosta ozbiljnih i mračnih mesta i mislim da se Dejton nije suzdržavala da izgura svoje zamisli do kraja. Sve u svemu, dosta zanimljiva knjiga. Možda se naknadno ispostavi da ću baš dugo razmišljati o ovome što je imala da kaže, ali za sada mi je u tom nekom međuprostoru što se tiče utiska. A, da se ne zaboravi, druga i peta priča bile su mi najupačatljivije iz potpuno različitih razloga i volela bih da je celo delo tematski išlo u pravcu jedne ili druge - što bi se reklo, ili da je otišlo skroz mračno ili da je ostalo fluffy.

‘Will send shivers down your spine’ Teen Vogue ‘A work of unforgettable vision and imagination. This book is everything I love about science fiction’ Jay Kristoff

Pam Sartain

This is one novel, with six stories ranging from a couple of years in the future, to far in the future. They are all all looking at what life would be like with body modifications, which starts with the good intentions of medical applications, and diversifies from there. 



These six stories have different characters in them, and set in different times, with no exact number of years between, but we're told it's 'a few more years' into the future.



Stronger, Faster and More Beautiful was an enjoyable sci-fi look at the applications people could find to being able to modify their bodies, and isn't being told to preach to you, just to give you the room to look at the idea, and how wrong it could go.



Stronger, Faster and More Beautiful was published on 4th December 2018, and is available on Amazon and Waterstones to order, and everywhere else you can find books! I've found a link to where you can search for local bookshops, including independent!



I was given this book for free in return for an unbiased review, so my thanks to NetGalley and to Harper Collins (the publishers) for this book.



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Jeni Enjaian

I found the book fascinating, at first. Then I realized that each section of the story had different characters and none of the stories had resolution. I really dislike stories that leave things without resolution. Also, Reverend Tadd's transformation around the midway part of the book I find both horrifying and unbelievable. The motivation for that change in the character stretches the suspension of disbelief almost to its breaking point.
Also, that rather convenient, although gruesome, ending? A bit too deus ex machina for me.

Set in our world, spanning the near to distant future, the author, Arwen Elys Dayton, explores the possible consequences of advanced medical breakthroughs and how they may shape and reshape humanity. From organ donation to plastic surgery to full bodily reconstruction, these stories take you by your (for now, organic) hand and lead you into a future where the line between person and machine becomes increasingly blurred.

Shreerag Plakazhi

Breezed through the book for my book club. Arwen has all the makings of a good sci-fi author:
1. An idea about humans and humanity
2. Imagination to stretch the idea based on patters in history and current events
3. Come up completely plausible scenarios that make you sit and think for a second
4. A strong background in sci-fi/fantasy and its traditions.

The only thing that bothered me (and it was a tiny thing) is that she really wants to give happy endings to her characters. None of the six stories are tragedies in the classic sense and that sort of gives away the impact these ideas could have otherwise.

Sci-fi is so tough to nail, and she almost does it. I'm super excited to see what she writes next.

Jerilynn Hallett 

Emelie

Callisone Dozier

Kendra Negron

Jennifer

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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.

Stronger, Faster, and More Beautiful

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