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zu_reviews's review
5.0
This was my first William Sleator book 12 years ago, and to this day I still remember it. Sleator has that strange and wonderful power to create worlds that make you think, and make even the craziest and bizarre ideas feel real.
trudilibrarian's review
3.0
Ever wish there were more than one of you? To sit in on that boring meeting, do the grocery shopping or clean the yard? Be careful what you wish for! Remember when Homer tried cloning himself with the magic hammock on The Simpsons? Didn't work out too well for him either :)
16-year-old David cannot resist the temptation to clone himself when he discovers a machine designed to duplicate organic matter. The results are not what he imagined; in fact, David is soon fighting for his life.
I really enjoyed this! It has tons of appeal factor for younger and/or reluctant readers and those wanting to get their feet wet in the sci-fi genre. It's got great momentum and the pages just turn themselves. It's fun, a little scary, and without getting too heavy-handed raises some important questions about the pros and cons of human cloning.
And if you really want to get metaphysical about it, there's room to consider whether clones even have a soul and what does that mean if they don't? Sure to raise some great discussions among the 12-15 crowd.
16-year-old David cannot resist the temptation to clone himself when he discovers a machine designed to duplicate organic matter. The results are not what he imagined; in fact, David is soon fighting for his life.
I really enjoyed this! It has tons of appeal factor for younger and/or reluctant readers and those wanting to get their feet wet in the sci-fi genre. It's got great momentum and the pages just turn themselves. It's fun, a little scary, and without getting too heavy-handed raises some important questions about the pros and cons of human cloning.
And if you really want to get metaphysical about it, there's room to consider whether clones even have a soul and what does that mean if they don't? Sure to raise some great discussions among the 12-15 crowd.
spinnerroweok's review
2.0
Not really a scifi book. More of a horror book. A boy duplicates himself with a Spee-dee-dupe machine he finds washed up on the beach. The story starts to get interesting as he competes with his double for a girl. However, the book takes drastic turn just before the climax and then ends. This is a young adult novel so I shouldn't have expected much. However, since it had a scifi sticker on the side from the library, I would hope to get something other than a magic duplication box washing up on shore.
lanidon's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I'm on a mission to read all of William Sleator's books and this is on the lower end of them. It feels like a goosebumps book and not one of the good ones. Only try it if you've exhausted all the others
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