Review of Growth
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Review of Growth
[Following is a volunteer review of "Growth" by Jon Pulli.]
Lifio: a drink created to make you feel better, be better and live forever. It promised the eradication of ageing, diseases and human suffering. A cure for the world. Then the USA pulled Lifio from their shelves. And that is when everything began to fall apart.
Growth by Jon Pulli is a book about a drink that saves and destroys humanity. The scientist, Stefán Jónssan, created Lifio to cause a genetic mutation within the human body. The short term effects are positive. The long term effects are unknown. The book follows many characters like President Elizabeth Williamson, who puts her political position on the line by supporting the Federal Drug Administration's decision of removing Lifio from American stores. The book further follows Henry Stallan, the man responsible for marketing Lifio into a multi-millionaire business. And Michael Bliss, an ambitious young man who climbs the professional ladder in an artificial intelligence company with the American Dream kissing his eyes whilst preparing to pull the rug from right under his feet.
I truly enjoyed this book. There are many positive aspects. I was on edge waiting to discover the harmful effects of Lifio. What could go wrong with a drink that promised you human perfection? Then when everything did go wrong, there was the immediate question of morality. I liked that. For example, the man in Thailand who became homeless by happily spending all his money on Lifio. China rationing, cannibalism in Europe and neighbours disappearing. Lifio did not turn the world upside but exacerbated the worse of humankind.
At first, I was confused why Pulli focused on the very ordinary character, Michael Bliss. I was beginning to get bored of him and wondered why I had to show him attention. Then I realised that he was the only character where the reader sees the direct effects that Lifio has on the everyday person. The reader goes on this aspiring journey with Michael admiring his work ethic and his love for Ana. He is the only character that readers can truly relate to in hopes of accomplishing the same dream. The American Dream. To me, he is the most important character in the entire novel. So, I do not have any negative points or any concerns about this novel.
Overall I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars because it truly is an escape from reality and keeps you engaged with science, greed and the fight to make things right.
I recommend this novel to people interested in sci-fi dystopian novels and appreciate exploring the morality of science, religion, ethics, greed and social mobility. However, I do not recommend this to people who are completely uninterested in science because this book has chapters where it goes into a lot of detail about genetic mutation. It is also a book that goes at a pace so I would not recommend it to people who constantly want action.
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Growth
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Lifio: a drink created to make you feel better, be better and live forever. It promised the eradication of ageing, diseases and human suffering. A cure for the world. Then the USA pulled Lifio from their shelves. And that is when everything began to fall apart.
Growth by Jon Pulli is a book about a drink that saves and destroys humanity. The scientist, Stefán Jónssan, created Lifio to cause a genetic mutation within the human body. The short term effects are positive. The long term effects are unknown. The book follows many characters like President Elizabeth Williamson, who puts her political position on the line by supporting the Federal Drug Administration's decision of removing Lifio from American stores. The book further follows Henry Stallan, the man responsible for marketing Lifio into a multi-millionaire business. And Michael Bliss, an ambitious young man who climbs the professional ladder in an artificial intelligence company with the American Dream kissing his eyes whilst preparing to pull the rug from right under his feet.
I truly enjoyed this book. There are many positive aspects. I was on edge waiting to discover the harmful effects of Lifio. What could go wrong with a drink that promised you human perfection? Then when everything did go wrong, there was the immediate question of morality. I liked that. For example, the man in Thailand who became homeless by happily spending all his money on Lifio. China rationing, cannibalism in Europe and neighbours disappearing. Lifio did not turn the world upside but exacerbated the worse of humankind.
At first, I was confused why Pulli focused on the very ordinary character, Michael Bliss. I was beginning to get bored of him and wondered why I had to show him attention. Then I realised that he was the only character where the reader sees the direct effects that Lifio has on the everyday person. The reader goes on this aspiring journey with Michael admiring his work ethic and his love for Ana. He is the only character that readers can truly relate to in hopes of accomplishing the same dream. The American Dream. To me, he is the most important character in the entire novel. So, I do not have any negative points or any concerns about this novel.
Overall I rate this book 4 out of 4 stars because it truly is an escape from reality and keeps you engaged with science, greed and the fight to make things right.
I recommend this novel to people interested in sci-fi dystopian novels and appreciate exploring the morality of science, religion, ethics, greed and social mobility. However, I do not recommend this to people who are completely uninterested in science because this book has chapters where it goes into a lot of detail about genetic mutation. It is also a book that goes at a pace so I would not recommend it to people who constantly want action.
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Growth
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
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