Michelle M. (jade19721) reviewed on 4/26/2013 + 115 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 2

Did you ever see The Simpsons episode where Marge and Homer are at the fair and Homer is eating a deep fried t-shirt? Marge turns to him and says, Just because you can doesn't mean you should." That was my first thought upon discovering how Lucy came to be. I wouldn't mind having a triceratops roaming my back 40, but when it comes to cloning, gene splicing, breeding outside the species I think that is where I ethically draw the line. Too bad Dr. Stone had not thought of this before his experiment with the bonobos. Depsite all that happened there is no reason that Lucy should not have been treated like the human being that she was. It just goes to show you what some radical fundamentalists extremists will do just to prove a point. I don't see where the book was religion bashing as some have pointed out. The book told some cold hard truths about certain types of people. It's not bashing, its facts.

So what were my thoughts on other parts of the book? Well..this is where it gets hairy. I liked the book, I liked the story, and most everything else. My problem was with the writing of the characters. It seemed the author wrote them all the same. None of them seemed to have a different voice from the other. I think the worst was Jenny. To me she was the most unbelievable character, but through no fault other that the author. The way she spoke, the way she reacted, and how she carried herself seemed strange and robotic like. This is why I gave the book 3 out of 5 stars.

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