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A carregar... Deconstructing Dylan (edição 2006)por Lesley Choyce
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Adira ao LibraryThing para descobrir se irá gostar deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. This novel deals with a very controvercial yet contemporary issue regarding genetic engineering, clonong in particular. Choyce offers a very compelling story about both the pros and cons associated with human cloning and the potential effects it would have on adolescents who already struggle with issues of identity. I would highly recommend this book to middle school and high school science teachers who may want to address genetic engineering and its effects on social development. Dylan is having dreams and memories of a life that is not his own. The cause is something he does not want to face. As reality sweeps in, his new best friend has problems of her own to deal with and Dylan has to make some tough decisions on his own and learn to put his own problems on the backburner to support his friend. Deconstructing Dylan is set in the near future, there is an invasion of person by advanced technology and Dylan’s girlfriend has a lesbian friend who is shunned by society and dies of a drug overdose far from home. Some of the issues dealt with are: anger with parents for withholding information, guilt for not helping a friend in need and coming out with a secret in a society that does not support the situation. The book is well written, although it does have some irritating moments of repetition. The drug and alcohol abuse of the mother is never resolved. The problem is understated in the book and it is obvious that Dylan understands that it is not healthy, which makes it a low priority issue in the story. The imagery is beautifully done in the areas where Dylan is having memories or dreams. It definitely reads like a woman wrote it, though, even though the voice is Dylan’s, a 16-year-old boy. I think this book would speak more to younger teen girls than boys, perhaps ages 9-14. sem críticas | adicionar uma crítica
Commended for the 2006 Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice Selection The year is 2014. Dylan Gibson is 16 and knows there is something unusual about him, but he doesn't know what - aside from his fascination for things like insects, opera, old Japanese sci-fi movies, playing the didgeridoo, and the Loch Ness monster. After being dumped by his girlfriend, Caroline, who thinks he's too strange, Dylan meets Robyn, who's something of an outcast herself. Dylan's father works for a big drug company, and his mom, a former geneticist, dropped out of research after a mysterious event. When Dylan discovers a mysterious photograph of himself at a younger age, he starts to suspect that there may be more to his identity crisis than he realized. With Robyn's help, he begins to investigate the mystery that is his own life. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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And if the setting had been a little different I would have given it three stars even if the story was the exact same. I didn't like how it seemed to be set in a totally different universe that until 1995ish was exactly the same as ours and then they went nuts. It was written in 2006 and set in 2014. Some things were super changed and other things were exactly how it was in the time it was written.
The characters are classic teen (kissing and one other characteristic). ( )