Book Review: "Foundling Fathers" by Meg Elison — A Satirical Clone of America's Founders
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A book review of Meg Elison's "Foundling Fathers," a satirical science fiction novel where a radical think tank clones America's founding fathers, blending themes of cloning, technocracy, and U.S. history. The reviewer picked it up on the Fourth of July as fitting reading for America's semiquincentennial birthday, praising its timely satire and intriguing premise.
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· 3 pulledI picked this up on the Fourth of July, because it looked like it would be the perfect read for this mixed-feelings semiquincentennial birthday of the United States
The Boys from Brazil meets the bicentennial in this ingeniously satirical mashup of U.S. history, cloning, and technocracy gone terribly wrong.
that cover was so intriguing I couldn't resist
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