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This is such a good book! I have always wondered and wished for this type of story to be real, to be able to start your life over, to live forever, to do basically anything! In this book their universe allows you to do so with money, it was a great read, it makes you think and wonder. I enjoyed it
Thank you to NetGalley, the publishers, and especially the author for this ARC in exchange for my honest review of the book!!
The Gemini Project is the story of Jan Ericson, a student at the Corpo Academy, who spends his days honing his physical health through various sports and waiting for his 18th birthday, when he will leave the Academy and go to work with his father. Though his education has been limited, Jan has an inquisitive, sharp mind and conversations with one of his doctor make him start to question the story his life has been built on.
This is an enjoyable book, though if you've read Ishiguru's Never Let Me Go you'll quickly be suspicious of where the story will take you.
What if you could live your life, make your money, then when you got as old as you wanted or terminal, you could become 18 again and, of course, keep your assets minus a small fee? Would you do it? What price would you be willing to pay for this miracle of longevity? What would you give to be forever healthy and young? What would you give up? THE GEMINI PROJECT addresses these issues and more.
For as long as Jan remembers, he has been at the Corpo living, playing, and looking forward to the day when he will finally get to go home and live with his father. Now, finally, at last, he is turning 18, and it's almost his time. Jan wants to make his father, Tre proud of him. On Father's Day, Jan wins virtually all the sporting events, yet Tre only sees the one accident he had during the competitions. A while later, Tre returns to Corpo with bad news. He is dying, and Jan is the only one who can save his life.
The Gemini Project had an interesting premise that seems very possible in the near future. I enjoyed the Sci-Fi aspect of the story from that point of view. I did feel there were times when too much explanation was woven into the story therefore slowing it down. There were enough twists and action, however, to keep moving ahead to find out what the project really was and how one boy intended to put a stop to it.