Mindy H. (Mindy) reviewed on + 71 more book reviews
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Beggars in Spain has a really interesting premise: genetically engineered humans who never need sleep. It makes them fantastically productive, most being extremely bright. A few of them were just anomalies, but as their numbers increased, they became targets of bigotry and hatred. The Sleepness community is not perfectly united in their goals, however. Nancy Kress explores genetic manipulation, racial attitudes (are the Sleepless another race?), hatred toward minorities, among other ideas. A great book, but somehow I ended up with three copies!
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