A Great Near-Future Story
5 out of 5 stars
Wow, what a book Constance was. I went into this one seeing “human cloning” and pretty much just that. I love stories that are about near-future stuff like this and take them in directions that you couldn’t have predicted, which is exactly what FitzSimmons did here.
This review will be a tough one to explain because there were so many different aspects that would end up being a spoiler if/when I mention them – that I’m going to do my best and try not to spoil it. I will say that the story itself was fascinating. It’s part mystery and definitely part science fiction. Constance as a character was super interesting, especially once things “take a turn” I’ll say to not spoil anything. It sort of felt like listening to the true-crime podcasters talk about what could have happened – except it was her she was investigating.
The clone-specific aspects reminded me a bit of the 2005 Michael Bay film, “The Island” especially since that was dealing with a similar issue (cloning, how to keep them alive, etc). But the twists and turns that Constance takes weren’t anything I could have prepared for. It also felt a little bit like The Matrix just because there were a lot of “what/who do I believe” moments that kept me lost.
Overall, Constance was a blast from beginning to end. FitzSimmons wrote a book that felt real even if it was talking about futuristic stuff, like cloning. The issues that were there (where in the country supporting clones/cloning for example) – along with the different feelings that both the original and clone would feel felt dead on. Like incredibly accurate.
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