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Liked It “This book opened my mind to the possiblity of immortality in a way that none other has. Of course the "science" that Halperin puts forth is today fiction, but who knows what the future holds. Halperin presents such a wild fantastic story that will make you think of the possiblities. A must read!” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“i loved this book, which was a surprise, since I would place this in the science fiction category, and I don't get into sci-fi at all...but what I loved about it was the author's view of what society's answer to social dilemnas in the year 2072 would be...i loved the micro-chips that everyone had that preempted any criminal act, by alerting the police. I also loved his idea of implanting birth-control chips in every female child and removing it only after she was securly married and having completed (with her husband) several parenting classes...what a novel idea! Mr. Halperine should run for president...”
Kirsten M wrote this review Tuesday, August 26 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“This book opened my mind to the possiblity of immortality in a way that none other has. Of course the "science" that Halperin puts forth is today fiction, but who knows what the future holds. Halperin presents such a wild fantastic story that will make you think of the possiblities. A must read! ”
Heather wrote this review Tuesday, January 29 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I got this book because it was recommended by my Shelfari friends and it looked good from the description. I enjoyed the first half of the book reading about Ben Smith's life, his time in a Japanese POW camp and his estranged relationship with his first child, Gary. In Ben's later life he is sold on the idea of Cryonics, where his body will be frozen (a la Ted Williams) until a cure can be found for his specific disease. His friend gets in trouble because he hasten's Ben's death with a shot of morphine. He does this to ensure that the cryonics people can get to the body with as minimal deterioration as possible.
Katamaster wrote this review Monday, October 15 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
The book breaks down from there from a court battle for Ben's body to many years in the futre with Ben & his son's revival from cryonics. The rest of this tale was very difficult to get through for me. The book was just "ok," maybe just better than 3 stars but not nearly as good as what I expected. ”
“Loved this book. It's a hopeful look at the future of humanity and a very interesting look at the possible technologies of the future.”
heathercanuck wrote this review Tuesday, August 7 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“An interesting read if for no other reason than to engage the debate between the existence of "the end" in religion and the modern philosophy of science as the ultimate goal for man's eternity. A story weaved out of the psuedo-science of cryonics and the question all ask, "If I could, would I want to live forever?"”
AlbertW wrote this review Friday, July 27 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Another great book by Halperin that transcends its sci-fi categorization. People get their heads frozen in the hope to live forever. Crazy? Probably so - right now. But how long before we can at least greatly increase the lifespan of humans with nanotech and such? And if that happens, those people will live to see new life-extending technologies come along. How will we handle it? What will the legal ramifications be? Interesting read. Highly recommend.”
tsteele93 wrote this review Sunday, October 15 2006. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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