[LM_NET] Book Review: Genesis Alpha

[Pamela Thompson <pthomp@SISD.NET>]

Michaels, Rune. Genesis alpha. Ginee Seo Books, 2007. (ISBN-10: 1416918868) 
Science, medicine, ethical questions, and the age-old struggle of good vs. evil 
collide in the debut novel by Rune Michaels. Josh worships his older brother Max. 
He emulates his clothing, his taste in music, reading, and their favorite on-line 
role-playing game, Genesis Alpha. When Max is accused of murder, Josh knows the 
police are wrong. As the evidence mounts, Josh uncovers a secret that will change 
everything. Josh was born so doctors could use his stem cells to save his older 
brother's life. Josh begins to question -if he was never born, then Max would have 
died and there would have been no murder. This page-turner will have readers 
engrossed and captivated. A quick read at 208 pages, this is a must read for all 
teens-boys and girls. You will have trouble keeping this one on the shelf! Genesis 
Alpha would be a great read for a teen book club or a reading class, as discussions 
over medicine and ethics are sure to provoke teens to think about issues of what is 
right and wrong and what happens if medicine goes too far.


Pamela L. Thompson, MLS

Library Media Specialist

Col. John O. Ensor Middle School

El Paso, TX

grades 6-8

915-937-6018

pthomp@sisd.net<mailto:pthomp@sisd.net>



"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside a dog, it's too dark to 
read." --Groucho Marx



"The mark of a good book is it changes every time you read it." --Anderson Cooper



"Books are where things are explained to you; life is where things aren't..." 
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