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3.75 bioengineered-human stars
In this quiet novella, we see a future Manchester through the eyes of Jayna, a newly bioengineered human. She works in an office conducting data mining at a level regular humans couldn't fathom. I have an ongoing love affair with facts and data (especially when it bleeds into contemporary art), so I enjoyed those aspects immensely. I also enjoyed its maturity; no angst amongst the young characters and no amped up drama. It mostly consists of observation and reflect ...more
In this quiet novella, we see a future Manchester through the eyes of Jayna, a newly bioengineered human. She works in an office conducting data mining at a level regular humans couldn't fathom. I have an ongoing love affair with facts and data (especially when it bleeds into contemporary art), so I enjoyed those aspects immensely. I also enjoyed its maturity; no angst amongst the young characters and no amped up drama. It mostly consists of observation and reflect ...more
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Chris
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