Title: The Goodness Gene
Author: Sonia Levitin
Publication Date: 2005
Rating: 4
On the list?: yes
A chance pick up at the library led to a great YA find. Will and his twin brother Berk are the sons of Hayli, the Compassionate Director of the Dominion of the Americas. The world is barely recognizable from the world we live in. In this utopian world, people only get married when they’re old, babies are created and born in labs, as is food, and a person’s ration of pleasure stamps are used for virtual travel and sex (neither of which occurs other than virtually). As a new government intern, Will leaves the area for the first time with a girl named Leora. However, he becomes incredibly sick and stuck in Leora’s colony until he is better. He finds out some life changing things about Leora and, more importantly, himself. This book is worth it if just for the ending. It’s an enjoyable utopian fiction and I’d recommend it! Good read!
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