This month, we will be talking about: The Family Experiment by John Marrs.
Everyone is welcome- whether you have read/listened to the entire book, have read/listened to part of it, and/or are just curious to learn more (warning: there will be spoilers).
Free Event let by Lori Albsmeier (She/Her) this month (CJ is having surgery).
Some families are virtually perfect…
The world's population is soaring, creating overcrowded cities and an economic crisis. And in the UK, the breaking point has arrived. A growing number of people can no longer afford to start families, let alone raise them.
But for those desperate to experience parenthood, there is an alternative. For a monthly subscription fee, clients can create a virtual child from scratch who they can access via the metaverse and a VR headset. To launch this new initiative, the company behind Virtual Children has created a reality TV show called The Substitute. It will follow ten couples as they raise a Virtual Child from birth to the age of eighteen but in a condensed nine-month time period. The prize: the right to keep their virtual child, or risk it all for the chance of a real baby…
Set in the same universe as John Marrs's bestselling novel The One and The Marriage Act, The Family Experiment is a dark and twisted thriller about the ultimate Tamagotchi—a virtual baby.
Lori lives in Sheboygan with her husband Eric, two sons, and dog. In addition to reading, she likes walking, hiking, traveling, exploring new places, and spending time with family and friends. She is a Big in the Big Brothers Big Sisters school-based program and a member of First Congregational Church (FCC) in Sheboygan. Lori grew up in Kohler, then graduated from North Central College in Naperville, Illinois with a degree in Organizational Communication. She also earned her master’s degree in Organizational Leadership and certificate in Servant Leadership from Gonzaga University, then a Diversity in the Workplace certificate from University of Southern Florida MUMA College of Business. Lori works in human resources for Optum. Lori joined book clubs at WordHaven as a new hobby and to connect with people when her boys started college and her calendar was no longer filled with soccer, track, swimming, and tennis. She’s having fun discovering new books and the conversations with our other readers.
