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Synopsis
Nature or nurture? Neither. Discover a bold new way to raise a child in this unsettling story of the near future by the New York Times bestselling author of A Gentleman in Moscow. When Sam’s wife first tells him about Vitek, a twenty-first-century fertility lab, he sees it as the natural next step in trying to help their future child get a “leg up” in a competitive world. But the more Sam considers the lives that his child could lead, the more he begins to question his own relationships and the choices he has made in his life. Amor Towles’s You Have Arrived at Your Destination is part of Forward, a collection of six stories of the near and far future from out-of-this-world authors. Each piece can be read or listened to in a single thought-provoking sitting. Audible narration by David Harbour (Stranger Things)
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Is You Have Arrived at Your Destination (Forward collection) appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
This philosophical near-future story explores genetic engineering and designer babies through a thought-provoking lens that questions personal choices and relationships. Unsettling themes about control and eugenics make it appropriate for mature readers.
What to know going in
This book has no graphic violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include genetic engineering and pregnancy.
Who'll love this
Older teens interested in ethical questions about technology and the future will find this short story intellectually engaging.