Kenneth Oppel has written a teen-lit book that is part Sci-Fi Thriller/part coming of age novelette. Two brothers: one obsessed with body building and physical prowess, one stunted by a genetic disorder; one the dumb jock, the other a genius misfit who gets bullied; each resentful of the other's strengths and invested in supporting the other's weakness. How far would someone with a limited lifespan go for a perceived cure? What are the limits of brotherly love? What happens when a boy from the right side of the side of the tracks attempts to make it in the sewers? No one would claim that this was great literature but it's a passable hour's read. (One error I noted on the first page; alternate curls are done with dumbbells not a barbell.)
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