"From that moment, I was the only one who knew what I truly was. I was the only one who knew what I had done.
To be alone with that knowledge was the most dreadful thing I had ever felt."
I finally read THE ECHO WIFE because it was voted as the October pick for the Wine & Crime Book Club. It had been on my Want to Read list ever since I first saw it reviewed by Angela on the Literature Science Alliance YouTube channel.
This domestic thriller is about Evelyn Caldwell - we meet her as she is receiving a crowning achievement for the work she'd accomplished in the field of genetic engineering in regards to clones. The moment where Evelyn should be riding the waves of accolades - she's instead drowning in despair. Her life had recently become a shambles in the wake of discovering her husband had been cheating on her. What's worse is that her husband, Nathan, was cheating on her with an illegally made clone of Evelyn. What's even more worse - Nathan ends up dead and now it's up to Evelyn and her clone to handle the dilemma that his death presents.
I have a confession to make. Clones, the idea of them - what they could do or be capable of - scares the stuffing out of me. My imagination just takes off. I had so many questions that I was hoping would be answered in some form by the end of the novel, but sadly were left open. I was interested in seeing what the author would come up with, but alas! I loved the constant fear that the clone, Martine, would be discovered and really wanted to know how Evelyn would handle the situation. So while I loved the idea behind the story, I felt a little let down in the execution of it - I wanted more involving the questions raised in regards to the clone research.
The main characters we spend time with: Nathan, Martine, Evelyn and Seyed - I did empathize with Martine and her situation she found herself in as she had no say, but Seyed I was neutral on and the other two turkeys I downright did NOT like. Maybe that was the intent here. My personal opinion is this book was the a fictional representation of the long term effects of abuse, in the case of Evelyn Caldwell, child abuse. It sounds as though it was left untreated and while she functioned, she was never able to really form any type of meaningful relationships.
I did enjoy the story, it's worth the read but not one that I could see myself rereading.
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"From that moment, I was the only one who knew what I truly was. I was the only one who knew what I had done.To be alone with that knowledge was the most dreadful thing I had ever felt."I finally read THE ECHO WIFE because it was voted as the October pick for the Wine & Crime Book Club. It had been on my Want to Read list ever since I first saw it reviewed by Angela on the Literature Science Alliance YouTube channel.This domestic thriller is about Evelyn Caldwell - we meet her as she is receiving a crowning achievement for the work she'd accomplished in the field of genetic engineering in regards to clones. The moment where Evelyn should be riding the waves of accolades - she's instead drowning in despair. Her life had recently become a shambles in the wake of discovering her husband had been cheating on her. What's worse is that her husband, Nathan, was cheating on her with an illegally made clone of Evelyn. What's even more worse - Nathan ends up dead and now it's up to Evelyn and her clone to handle the dilemma that his death presents.I have a confession to make. Clones, the idea of them - what they could do or be capable of - scares the stuffing out of me. My imagination just takes off. I had so many questions that I was hoping would be answered in some form by the end of the novel, but sadly were left open. I was interested in seeing what the author would come up with, but alas! I loved the constant fear that the clone, Martine, would be discovered and really wanted to know how Evelyn would handle the situation. So while I loved the idea behind the story, I felt a little let down in the execution of it - I wanted more involving the questions raised in regards to the clone research.The main characters we spend time with: Nathan, Martine, Evelyn and Seyed - I did empathize with Martine and her situation she found herself in as she had no say, but Seyed I was neutral on and the other two turkeys I downright did NOT like. Maybe that was the intent here. My personal opinion is this book was the a fictional representation of the long term effects of abuse, in the case of Evelyn Caldwell, child abuse. It sounds as though it was left untreated and while she functioned, she was never able to really form any type of meaningful relationships.I did enjoy the story, it's worth the read but not one that I could see myself rereading.
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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 22, 2022
To be alone with that knowledge was the most dreadful thing I had ever felt."
I finally read THE ECHO WIFE because it was voted as the October pick for the Wine & Crime Book Club. It had been on my Want to Read list ever since I first saw it reviewed by Angela on the Literature Science Alliance YouTube channel.
This domestic thriller is about Evelyn Caldwell - we meet her as she is receiving a crowning achievement for the work she'd accomplished in the field of genetic engineering in regards to clones. The moment where Evelyn should be riding the waves of accolades - she's instead drowning in despair. Her life had recently become a shambles in the wake of discovering her husband had been cheating on her. What's worse is that her husband, Nathan, was cheating on her with an illegally made clone of Evelyn. What's even more worse - Nathan ends up dead and now it's up to Evelyn and her clone to handle the dilemma that his death presents.
I have a confession to make. Clones, the idea of them - what they could do or be capable of - scares the stuffing out of me. My imagination just takes off. I had so many questions that I was hoping would be answered in some form by the end of the novel, but sadly were left open. I was interested in seeing what the author would come up with, but alas! I loved the constant fear that the clone, Martine, would be discovered and really wanted to know how Evelyn would handle the situation. So while I loved the idea behind the story, I felt a little let down in the execution of it - I wanted more involving the questions raised in regards to the clone research.
The main characters we spend time with: Nathan, Martine, Evelyn and Seyed - I did empathize with Martine and her situation she found herself in as she had no say, but Seyed I was neutral on and the other two turkeys I downright did NOT like. Maybe that was the intent here. My personal opinion is this book was the a fictional representation of the long term effects of abuse, in the case of Evelyn Caldwell, child abuse. It sounds as though it was left untreated and while she functioned, she was never able to really form any type of meaningful relationships.
I did enjoy the story, it's worth the read but not one that I could see myself rereading.
My worst fear regarding clones!!
By The Nerdy Narrative on October 22, 2022
"From that moment, I was the only one who knew what I truly was. I was the only one who knew what I had done.By The Nerdy Narrative on October 22, 2022
To be alone with that knowledge was the most dreadful thing I had ever felt."
I finally read THE ECHO WIFE because it was voted as the October pick for the Wine & Crime Book Club. It had been on my Want to Read list ever since I first saw it reviewed by Angela on the Literature Science Alliance YouTube channel.
This domestic thriller is about Evelyn Caldwell - we meet her as she is receiving a crowning achievement for the work she'd accomplished in the field of genetic engineering in regards to clones. The moment where Evelyn should be riding the waves of accolades - she's instead drowning in despair. Her life had recently become a shambles in the wake of discovering her husband had been cheating on her. What's worse is that her husband, Nathan, was cheating on her with an illegally made clone of Evelyn. What's even more worse - Nathan ends up dead and now it's up to Evelyn and her clone to handle the dilemma that his death presents.
I have a confession to make. Clones, the idea of them - what they could do or be capable of - scares the stuffing out of me. My imagination just takes off. I had so many questions that I was hoping would be answered in some form by the end of the novel, but sadly were left open. I was interested in seeing what the author would come up with, but alas! I loved the constant fear that the clone, Martine, would be discovered and really wanted to know how Evelyn would handle the situation. So while I loved the idea behind the story, I felt a little let down in the execution of it - I wanted more involving the questions raised in regards to the clone research.
The main characters we spend time with: Nathan, Martine, Evelyn and Seyed - I did empathize with Martine and her situation she found herself in as she had no say, but Seyed I was neutral on and the other two turkeys I downright did NOT like. Maybe that was the intent here. My personal opinion is this book was the a fictional representation of the long term effects of abuse, in the case of Evelyn Caldwell, child abuse. It sounds as though it was left untreated and while she functioned, she was never able to really form any type of meaningful relationships.
I did enjoy the story, it's worth the read but not one that I could see myself rereading.
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