Mary Modern by Camille DeAngelis
Mary Modern
by Camille DeAngelis (Goodreads Author)
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Laurie G's review Sep 11, 2017 · edit
bookshelves: fiction, sci-fi

This will have spoilers in it, so read on if you do not want to know,trust me you DO want to read and be surprised.
This is not my normal read! It came highly recommended. After seeing some of the reviews,I was sure i would hate it and give up. Not so! This is a most unique and interesting read! It is not a page turner,but it had me reading very late into the night, every night. Very creative, a bit gothic, a bit sci-fi, creepy.Romance supposedly. I wanted Gray to leave Lucy,throughout the book, she did not deserve him. His character is the best in this book,in my opinion. I loved the relationship between Mary and Gray,tho! I do wish Mary and Lucy had more of a familial relationship,but it became obvious why they didn't, at the end of the book.Theirs was just a "business' relationship for obvious reasons.There were some parts that seemed a little incredulous - she seemed to take to the computer without any hesitation or issues. Impossible but so was Mary,herself. I also felt it ludicrous that fake documents from a SSI employee were so easily had for 2 people that did not exist.This book was confusing and frustrating at times. There were many details & "times" to keep track of, as well as "suggestive comments. The one thing I disliked was the jumps in times from section to section in one chapter. Concentration was necessary for the ancestral and DNA aspect. Didn't need the time jumps to make it more confusing. All in all a MOST unique and creative read. Not my usual genre or interests,but well worth my time and late nights reading>I cannot remember the last time I stayed up late with a book.I really did not expect to like this book at all. I do recommend it,even if it is not your normal read,there is nothing normal abt this book! Well written aside from the time jumps.I am a genealogist and this book intrigued me.Some of us think what if it were possible to bring an ancestor back to this day and age. I can now say,not a good idea if it were possible for those of us that are not scientifically inclined. ( )

Just aweful! Don't read it. ( )

This was an interesting look at cloning, but it also had themes that delved into family and loss.
I loved the way the author portrayed Mary and her acclimation to the modern world. There were twists to the plot that I found really interesting.
I really liked that it explored the humanity of the characters. Each character was flawed and a variety of relationships were explored. Lucy and Gray had to deal with their problems and the baby that was not meant to be. Mary had to come to terms with her granddaughter and her feelings of being cloned.
As Mary explores the new world, new relationships form and a new set of complications occur for all the characters.
In the end, I did enjoy the story and it left me with more to think about. ( )

I almost put this book down after the first few chapters because I wasn't enjoying it as much as I thought I would. Once Mary is "born" the book became much more interesting. I loved that the house had secret passages and all the old things that were left behind by the ancestors. I actually did not predict some of the twists that were revealed near the end of the book, though others who read this before me said it was predicable. I did not care for the political bits and all the discussion in the beginning about the science of cloning, but this was otherwise a pretty good book that I couldn't put down once it finally caught my interest. ( )

Lucy Morrigan, just like her deceased father, is a genetic researcher specializing in cloning. When Lucy and her boyfriend Gray have difficulty conceiving the baby Lucy so desperately wants, things take a bizarre turn. This is a good book with an intriguing storyline and would have been a great book with another 100 pages at least. ( )