The Colony

For 5,000 dollars a month, would you go live in a colony and allow scientists to poke, prod, analyze, and attempt to modify or mutate your genes? Clink on link to read full review... [URL not allowed]......more

I have mixed feelings about this. In terms of self-identity and ableism, spot on and 5 stars. And I thought the layering of story with interludes was great, really interesting and they complemented the story well. I expected, and didn't get, a more ... thorough exploration of the ethics of genetic mo......more

An amazing first novel. It reminded me of other outstanding books set in a dysfunctional future, books like THE HANDMAID'S TALE or FAHRENHEIT 451. The protagonist, Anne Hatley, is also insanely likeable. She's both intelligent and childlike, sexy and cold, thoughtful and impulsive—demonstrating a wo......more

I am familiar with Jillian's poetry and was super-pumped to discover her fiction. The story is interesting and the ways in which Weise weaves in historical research adds to the plot. I like the short, titled chapters, especially those interludes that almost feel like wry metacommentary. The protagon......more

Extremely well written -- funny and poetic and terribly sad and moving at the same time. The scientific satire was crisp and original, and the meditations, both comic and deeply serious, on what it means to have one leg (be different) are mesmerizing. I resisted the fantastic nature of some parts --......more