A very good book and unexpectedly so. I thank Netgalley and BooksGoSocial for the privilege of reading Dominant Trait: A Story of Social and Genetic Inequality by Michael Abramson. The book is now available as both Kindle and paperback editions.

At first I was a bit pessimistic about this book. It seemed like it was mainly about teenagers and sports but it was apparent it was in a society different from ours and seemed like it might be going off in a direction I would find boring. Then it got into a bit of politics discussing Republican and Social Democratic views and I was afraid it was tuning into the type of story where the political message dominants the story.

I was wrong and this turned out to be a wonderful book. It was long enough to develop the characters and their ideas while telling a good story. But not too long as to allow you to lose interest. As a geneticist I was particular interested in the portions on genetics,

In retrospect it seems that by introducing the main characters and the society as he did, the author creates a fictional and non-threatening space to expand on their political views and create a good story that made me (and probably other readers) examine the ideas behind this story.

I highly recommend Dominant Trait: A Story of Social and Genetic Inequality by Michael Abramson.