Finlay, Adrianne Your One and Only, 304 pages. Houghton
Mifflin Harcourt, 2018. $18. Language: PG (6 swears); Mature Content: R (drugs,
sex); Violence: PG-13 (bullying, beatings, fighting).
It is the year 2047 and all the humans in the city of
Vispera have been wiped out by the Slow Plague. Now the Homo factus (the Made
Man) live in communities in a utopian type society. There are nine humans that
are the parents of the clones. The clones have the abilities to “commune” or
communicate through feelings and emotions, either with touch or just being in
close proximity. The council in this city has decided to create Jack, a human
from the DNA that has not been altered. He is an outcast in the society because
he is a human. Althea-310 feels a connection to Jack because she feels
different from her sisters. She is fascinated with Jack and defends him when a
series of attacks start happening in town and Jack is blamed.
This story shows the importance of love and relationships in
humanity and that these qualities should not be lost in trying to create the
perfect DNA. I felt like I was reading
The Giver except it deals with clones and lots of sex. I think they did a
creative job with the story line in trying to make the perfect human race, but
I did not connect with the characters as much. Jack and Althea-310’s love story
was very sudden and not very developed. The author focused a little too much on
sex and it was a distraction for me and didn’t seem necessary to focus so much
on it. Overall, I think the theme of keeping humanity’s love and the importance
of relationships was great, but I feel like other books convey this message in
a better way.
HS – OPTIONAL. SLM
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