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A review by trudilibrarian
The Duplicate by William Sleator
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.