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Title: Replica
Author: Lauren Oliver
Narrator: Sarah Drew, Erin Spencer
Format: Unabridged
Length: 12 hrs and 56 mins
Language: English
Release date: 10-04-16
Publisher: HarperAudio
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 525 votes
Genres: Teens, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Publisher's Summary:
Two girls, two stories, one epic novel.
From Lauren Oliver, New York Times best-selling author of Before I Fall and the Delirium trilogy, comes an epic, masterful novel that explores issues of individuality, identity, and humanity. Replica contains two narratives in one: Lyra's story and Gemma's story. The stories can be listened to separately, one after the other, or in alternating chapters. The two distinct parts of this astonishing novel combine to produce an unforgettable journey.
Lyra's story begins in the Haven Institute, a building tucked away on a private island off the coast of Florida that from a distance looks serene and even beautiful. But up close, the locked doors, military guards, and biohazard suits tell a different story. In truth Haven is a clandestine research facility where thousands of replicas, or human models, are born, raised, and observed. When a surprise attack is launched on Haven, two of its young experimental subjects - Lyra, or 24, and the boy known only as 72 - manage to escape.
Gemma has been in and out of hospitals for as long as she can remember. A lonely teen, her life is circumscribed by home, school, and her best friend, April. But after she is nearly abducted by a stranger claiming to know her, Gemma starts to investigate her family's past and discovers her father's mysterious connection to the secretive Haven research facility. Hungry for answers, she travels to Florida only to stumble upon two replicas and a completely new set of questions.
While the stories of Lyra and Gemma mirror each other, each contains breathtaking revelations critically important to the other story. Using a downloadable enhancement, listeners can decide how they would like to listen to the audiobook, as readers can choose how to read the print version. They can listen to the story of Gemma or Lyra straight through first, followed by the other girl's story, or they can move between chapters in Lyra's and Gemma's sections. No matter how it is listened to, Replica is an ambitious, thought-provoking masterwork.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.
Members Reviews:
The format is a gimmick, but still a good read
Often, if I like an author, I just download the book without knowing anything about it. So that was a mistake. This book has a formatting gimmick. If youre reading the print version you can:
1. Read Lyras story first
2. Read Gemmas story first
3. Alternate chaptersflip book style.
I didnt know this going in. So I listen to the intro, which was a little confusing, but I gleaned that certain chapters were told from both POVs, so there would be some repetition in dialogue.
So I start listening. It was Lyras story first, which was sad, strange, subdued. Then came Gemmas story, which was not exactly more interesting, per se, but at least more relatable.
After finishing Lyras, I was sort of pissed. There was a big revelation and a big event that I would rather have not known because then I had to spend the next half of the book knowing stuff that reduced the suspense considerably and made me not invest much in one of the characters. The same could be said if you read Gemmas story first.
Why it wasnt presented in alternating chapters, I dont know. That would have been the best route.
