The Bradbury Report
A Novel
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The protagonist in Steven Polansky's debut novel is named Raymond Bradbury, which is rather confusing. Nevertheless, the author's portrait of medical cloning and its effects on a near-future society is compelling, especially as enhanced by the deepest voice in audio, that of Stefan Rudnicki. Voicing a dog-tired man at the end of his rope, Rudnicki reads in a monotone, eschewing emotion or verve in favor of grim exhaustion. As the story moves forward relentlessly, the listener is immersed in a world in which a man can live for too long a time, drifting with no discernible purpose or goal. Later, as copious dialogue takes center stage, Rudnicki defines various characters and their traits, allowing the listener some auditory relief from this bleak world. A.Z.W. (c) AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine
March 8, 2010
Polansky's debut features well-developed characters and strong writing, but the science is simplistic and the moral of the tale is pounded home with a hammer. In 2071, most Americans routinely use their cloned “copies” for spare parts, never thinking of them as human. Retired teacher Raymond Bradbury is contacted by his ex-girlfriend Anna, who has joined the anti-cloning underground. For the first time this group has rescued a clone from a heavily guarded government compound; by chance, it's Ray's. Anna enlists Ray to turn the copy, whom they name Alan, into an anti-cloning spokesman. As the three hide in Canada, they begin to doubt the motives of Anna's compatriots. The contrived setting will hold little appeal to genre fans familiar with Kazuo Ishiguro's superior Never Let Me Go
and other, more nuanced examinations of this morally and scientifically fraught topic.
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