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solo/down
It is perhaps the day after tomorrow, or maybe the day before yesterday. Two lone scientists work in isolation at a deserted vaccine laboratory, in what may or may not be an apocalyptic America beyond their locked compound, attempting unspeakable experiments in combining plant and insect DNA to produce crops that can defend themselves against attackers. One gets pregnant w...more
ebook, 99 pages
Published
April 23rd 2012
by CCLaP Publishing
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One of the things I liked so much about this story is the switch between character POV's. Most first person stories take place in one frame of mind only giving you the advantage of a particular persons view point. I enjoy a good story that allows you to interact with all the characters frame of mind, how they feel and what they think about each other. You see each of them from a different set of eyes and are able to gain a stronger grasp of each character; the idiotic scientist who made a mistak...more
Jin and Amse, two scientists in a sealed compound, are doing important but somewhat distasteful work. The earth's environment has been ruined. Acid rain kills crops, and all food is artificially produced. Jin and Amse perform genetic modification experiments to find plants that can live in this toxic world. They work hard, shut off from whatever is left of civilization, aware that they are under constant surveillance by unseen managers who control their research. Jin has had a recent breakthroug...more
(Reprinted from the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography [cclapcenter.com]. I am the original author of this essay, as well as the owner of CCLaP; it is not being reprinted illegally.)
APOLOGIA: A deliberately all-positive, consciously biased critical essay, usually written to convince others to believe a certain way
To understand in a nutshell what I like so much about Chicago author Lauryn Allison Lewis's work, let me relate a little story about her that I'm sure she doesn't like me rep...more
APOLOGIA: A deliberately all-positive, consciously biased critical essay, usually written to convince others to believe a certain way
To understand in a nutshell what I like so much about Chicago author Lauryn Allison Lewis's work, let me relate a little story about her that I'm sure she doesn't like me rep...more
In a dystopian future where the rain is so acidic, and insects are so predatory that plants cannot grow, Amse Thorson, a female scientist, and Jin, her male assistant, try to develop plant species that can withstand nature’s assaults. Inside the isolated and gated compound which houses their laboratory and living quarters, the two scientists work tirelessly toward their goal. They do not leave for any reason. Whatever supplies they need are brought to them. And although they cannot find all the...more
I can't say I expected to but I love this novella. The author writes in beautifully poetic prose with staggering imagery and a knack for building tension. It's occasionally wordy with scientific jargon but by the second half of the story I was clinging to my Kindle with such intense anticipation I finished the book in a single sitting.
I wrote a full review for Examiner.com if you're interested: http://exm.nr/Ng67Ky
I wrote a full review for Examiner.com if you're interested: http://exm.nr/Ng67Ky
What happens when the world and the people you birth, as scientists in a lab setting become good, interesting or evil? That is the conflict in solo/down a clever novella from Lauryn Allison Lewis. She creates and sets her book in a terrifying world where everything is destroyed. The crafting of this book and the POF shifts work marvelously--the setting dark, unforgivable and unforgettable. Metaphorically it says a lot about monsters and keeping them away, even if you have parented them. Great wr...more
Two children created with-in a labortory. Twins at birth but not identical. One child a vicious little monster who attempts to escape after almost killing Jin. Astrid the cute little girl everyone loves meets a man at the playground.
One day Astrid breaks the rules and leaves the park, following the man to an underground playroom. Which becomes her last known whereabouts.
This was a great read although it takes about halfway into the book to really get it to It. The ending has a few twist and the...more
One day Astrid breaks the rules and leaves the park, following the man to an underground playroom. Which becomes her last known whereabouts.
This was a great read although it takes about halfway into the book to really get it to It. The ending has a few twist and the...more
Wherein we create children we cannot protect, control, or hope to understand, despite our genius for science and grasp of what makes the universe tick.
More - http://bentanzer.blogspot.com/2012/11...
More - http://bentanzer.blogspot.com/2012/11...
I'm not *entirely* sure I want to read this. But if I do, the e-book is here:
http://www.cclapcenter.com/solodown/
http://www.cclapcenter.com/solodown/
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