The Echo Wife

Holy hell, this book does double duty. not only are the bioethical questions explored unflinchingly, but so are the questions of personal identity unrelated to them. This book opens up a good conversation about childhood trauma and spousal abuse too, reader discretion advised but those are also important discussions for society to engage with. The prose is pretty brilliant and the way the author expresses her characters internal anxiety is one of the best ive ever read. 9.5/10, losing the 0.5 solely because there are giants like dune and foundation out there that do similar things for different philosophical topics but have a wider breadth of topics intelligently covered. In other words, some of the best scifi ive ever read, but i aaaalllmooost want to say it was too short (except it wasnt, the pacing was pretty great too and it felt like it ended right where it should have). I'll just have to read more of the author's work. Dont skip the acknowledgements when youve finished the book

The Echo Wife is set in the near future when the science of human cloning has advanced, and the laws surrounding it have changed. Evelyn Caldwell is a brilliant, driven, award-winning scientist who has pioneered advancements in human cloning. She knows what she wants and is clear about it. Evelyn's ex-husband Nathan has used her techniques to make a more docile, agreeable version of her called Martine. The story starts with Nathan's murder. I won't describe the plot more so as to avoid spoilers. The science in this book is absolutely fascinating and the story is well-written, riveting and compelling. I was unable to put it down. The characters are morally grey at the very least and the story raises many ethical issues regarding human cloning. Evelyn's character is well-developed and she grows throughout the story as she learns to become more empathetic. The Echo wife is clever, dark, unsettling and calibrated for maximum squirm. I loved it.

The Echo Wife is a dark sci-fi thriller full of twists that is a must-read for 2021! This book shocked me with its twists and out of all the directions I imagined it to go, I did not expect the one it took. The writing is great and Sarah Gailey spins and intriguing and original tale full of suspense. The book was exciting and fresh and written in a way that draws readers in and makes them not want to put down the book. I thoroughly enjoyed the dynamic between Evelyn Caldwell and Martine, her genetic identical clone, with whom her husband was having an affair. While the story does have a science fiction aspect, its much more of a thriller and will leave you guessing until the finish. This book is also about Evelyn finding herself after being cheated on(with a "better, more obedient" version of her self and it was interesting to see her growth throughout the story. People have been comparing it to Killing Eve and Big Little Lies, Westworld, etc., but I see a much more original story that is reminiscent of a dark thrill ride.