tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634501776293792112.post5492422685565323342..comments2024-03-28T03:41:09.958-04:00Comments on The Eater of Books!: Science in Fiction (#17): Gifted by H.A. SwainAlyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00128004483437247740noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634501776293792112.post-51788016446268474742016-06-26T19:40:07.668-04:002016-06-26T19:40:07.668-04:00OOOOO! That is a great ability! Wouldn't that ...OOOOO! That is a great ability! Wouldn't that be awesome - you wouldn't need to travel on an airplane anywhere! I hate airplanes, LOL. :DAlyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00128004483437247740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634501776293792112.post-55174497906795360952016-06-24T18:30:52.592-04:002016-06-24T18:30:52.592-04:00Ohh, this is pretty interesting :) Thank you for s...Ohh, this is pretty interesting :) Thank you for sharing about it sweet girl. <3 Hugs. Hmm. The only thing I would want to change my brain or body for would be the ability to fly, haha :D But that is not possible, sadly. Aw :)Carina Olsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10962924929801205597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634501776293792112.post-61064367761661805582016-06-21T23:27:57.752-04:002016-06-21T23:27:57.752-04:00Thank you! And OMG languages is SUCH a great choic...Thank you! And OMG languages is SUCH a great choices! I love learning languages and would totally love to have that savant skill. Limitless possibilities there!Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00128004483437247740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634501776293792112.post-61266984423547058812016-06-21T23:25:03.310-04:002016-06-21T23:25:03.310-04:00Ahhh, I see what you mean. In this book, it's ...Ahhh, I see what you mean. In this book, it's more like ONE specific skill is amplified, though one boy in the story had two ASAs done. And all of these people are teens. But I think the idea is the same. In terms of disease and conditions, designer baby gene selection would be good, but there is no line in terms of what else could be done to the baby's genes! Like this ASA surgery, in Gifted. It's a scary and impressive time we live in, that I can say for sure!Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00128004483437247740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634501776293792112.post-15642936751521321122016-06-21T16:37:56.926-04:002016-06-21T16:37:56.926-04:00I love this feature! I only had a small understand...I love this feature! I only had a small understanding of what being a savant could mean, this was really interesting to read. I think if I could have a savant-type knowledge it would be of different languages. It would save me so much time trying to learn the regular way. LOLBookish Whimsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16028950059555351758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634501776293792112.post-35316173856917446712016-06-20T22:26:46.721-04:002016-06-20T22:26:46.721-04:00Photographic memory would be awesome! Especially f...Photographic memory would be awesome! Especially for school.<br /><br />A designer baby is a "baby whose genetic makeup has been artificially selected by genetic engineering combined with in vitro fertilization to ensure the presence or absence of particular genes or characteristics." Apparently we're getting pretty close to reality on some of this stuff. Much debate ahead for the scientific community.Kelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938626223222252300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634501776293792112.post-11979975830266560772016-06-20T21:11:23.484-04:002016-06-20T21:11:23.484-04:00HA! Google is pretty smart. ;)
I hope you enjoy t...HA! Google is pretty smart. ;)<br /><br />I hope you enjoy this one, if you read it! It's flying under most radars, but I loved it very much. <3Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00128004483437247740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634501776293792112.post-4535332167170023732016-06-20T21:10:20.375-04:002016-06-20T21:10:20.375-04:00Girl, I probably would too. I'm afraid of surg...Girl, I probably would too. I'm afraid of surgery, as it is!Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00128004483437247740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634501776293792112.post-23114195094959592812016-06-20T21:08:28.297-04:002016-06-20T21:08:28.297-04:00It's a winner in my book! I'd not read any...It's a winner in my book! I'd not read any of the author's other books.<br /><br />Yes, exactly that! I'd love to have photographic memory, though I'm sure there are negative consequences to something even like that.<br /><br />Thank you, Lisa! I appreciate that!Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00128004483437247740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634501776293792112.post-37242108978973654222016-06-20T17:32:19.534-04:002016-06-20T17:32:19.534-04:00Ok... this is really interesting. I have no idea a...Ok... this is really interesting. I have no idea about it, but now I want to ask google a couple of questions, lol. <br />I would pass on the surgery, too. But now I want to read this book. Lishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16636281011759035549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634501776293792112.post-10778899283232674372016-06-20T15:34:58.935-04:002016-06-20T15:34:58.935-04:00I want to read the book! I would definitely have t...I want to read the book! I would definitely have to pass onthe surgery though. What if it ended up like Flowers for Algernon? 😢 I will pass on taking any chances like that. Angel Erin's Book Obsessionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00764797323260137330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634501776293792112.post-8077067573232388802016-06-20T11:58:24.262-04:002016-06-20T11:58:24.262-04:00I've got an egalley of this I still need to re...I've got an egalley of this I still need to read, I liked the author's other book that I read! Hmm. A savant skill might be like reading really fast and memorizing as I saw it? Think how many more books I could get read! Thanks for sharing this, I'm even more eager to read this now. And as a former science teacher, I love this "science in fiction" theme!Lisa Mandinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02691593776280004137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634501776293792112.post-39252855409161195572016-06-19T22:54:37.065-04:002016-06-19T22:54:37.065-04:00Interesting choice! I'm not sure what I'd ...Interesting choice! I'm not sure what I'd want as a savant skill - maybe something boring like photographic memory :D<br /><br />It was a great book! I'm not entirely sure what you mean by "designer babies" though, to be honest. o_oAlyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00128004483437247740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634501776293792112.post-78154182013703249612016-06-19T22:47:47.172-04:002016-06-19T22:47:47.172-04:00It's a strange and somewhat unknown area in th...It's a strange and somewhat unknown area in the medical field! I'm not sure I'd want to go through with a surgery like that - especially given the consequences, in Gifted!Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00128004483437247740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634501776293792112.post-55137706174637619432016-06-19T20:20:59.852-04:002016-06-19T20:20:59.852-04:00I don't know whether anyone could be a savant,...I don't know whether anyone could be a savant, but it'll be interesting what further research reveals. I'd want the ability to fly like Superman! Not quite how it works, but it'd be nice. ;)<br /><br />I haven't read Gifted but, based on the synopsis, it sounds like it also raises some interesting issues regarding "designer babies."Did that feature at all in the book?Kelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938626223222252300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634501776293792112.post-65413820094930737932016-06-19T14:15:32.805-04:002016-06-19T14:15:32.805-04:00I had no idea this existed. Thanks for opening my ...I had no idea this existed. Thanks for opening my eyes! I don't know if I would go through an ASA surgery like that in Gifted. I have no idea what ability I would acquire!Gennifer Eccleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00649868338706328764noreply@blogger.com