Dr. Blumlein's characters grapple with issues of life, longevity, aging, and death in this novella written while he was facing his own death. His knowledge of sciences, especially his own biomedical forte, makes for good science fiction. A compelling read, I could not put it down. My mind returns to the thoughts expressed in this one.
UPDATED: Okay, I gave this book another try. Liked it much more, revisiting it in a different mood. But still not a favorite book. I feel like there was huge potential for exploring the impact of this new Sci-fi future in people (longevity), but it ended up really just being a very abstract fiction about someone choosing suicide.
ORIGINAL 2019-11-16 (2 stars):
Couldn't get further than 38% through this book. The main two characters' relationship problem is kind of interesting, but then the main plot line (the science/research they're up to) is just not compelling enough. I just wasn't hooked enough to know what would happen next.
