Turnabout
In the year 2000 Melly and Anny Beth had reached the peak of old age and were ready to die. But when offered the chance to be young again by participating in a top-secret experiment called Project Turnabout, they agreed. Miraculously, the experiment worked -- Melly and Anny Beth were actually...
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In the year 2000 Melly and Anny Beth had reached the peak of old age and were ready to die. But when offered the chance to be young again by participating in a top-secret experiment called Project Turnabout, they agreed. Miraculously, the experiment worked -- Melly and Anny Beth were actually growing younger every year. But when they learned that the final treatment would be deadly, they ran for their lives. Now it is 2085. Melly and Anny Beth are teenagers. They have no idea what will happen when they hit age zero, but they do know they will soon be too young to take care of themselves. They need to find someone to help them before time runs out, once and for all....
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781416936534 (141693653X)
Publish date: March 27th 2012
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Pages no: 240
Edition language: English
Interesting concept, but the novel never really went anywhere. It just sputtered its way through, eventually fizzling out in an insignificant conclusion.
This book had an incredibly intriguing plot line, that was actually scientifically backed (yay for author research!) and had legitimate explanations, unlike most sci-fi books, which are generally, “Well, this happened because I’m the author and I said so.” There was a great contrast between Melly an...
Interesting premise, but pretty bland, and with way too quick of a resolution. Write this again, for adults, with another 400 pages, and I'd be happier. = )
Interesting premise, but pretty bland, and with way too quick of a resolution. Write this again, for adults, with another 400 pages, and I'd be happier. = )
Turnabout is an interesting novel that explores a couple of ethical questions. It's a quick read, with several fun characters, and I enjoyed it. Had a few issues with some technical aspects of the basic premise, particularly dealing with memory loss and regression, but as I am neither a doctor nor a...