Humanity Project
Viewing comments for Chapter 16 "Hufacs"A science fiction book about genetic engineering.
30 total reviews
Comment from Zue65
I am not really into genetic science that experiments around the human DNA, grafting this with animal DNA, in the name of improving the human race. Come to think of it, how can you improve a pure human DNA when in the first place, scientists graft Human DNA with the lower animal DNA. It is like impregnating a clean river with silt. Anyway, you really have a prolific imagination, do possess the gift of story telling and is truly skilled as a prose writer. An excellent job.
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2017
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I am not really into genetic science that experiments around the human DNA, grafting this with animal DNA, in the name of improving the human race. Come to think of it, how can you improve a pure human DNA when in the first place, scientists graft Human DNA with the lower animal DNA. It is like impregnating a clean river with silt. Anyway, you really have a prolific imagination, do possess the gift of story telling and is truly skilled as a prose writer. An excellent job.
Comment Written 22-Feb-2017
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2017
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Thank you for your review. I appreciate your thoughts on it.
Take care,
Rhonda
Comment from trumby
Sorry that I've been away for awhile. Life as a newly married man is busier than I expected.
You certainly know how to tell a good yarn, Rhonda.
The characters are well rounded and well described. The action flows smoothly.
Altogether, it's a real pleasure to read.
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2017
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Sorry that I've been away for awhile. Life as a newly married man is busier than I expected.
You certainly know how to tell a good yarn, Rhonda.
The characters are well rounded and well described. The action flows smoothly.
Altogether, it's a real pleasure to read.
Comment Written 22-Feb-2017
reply by the author on 22-Feb-2017
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Helloooooo!!!!! I'm so glad to see you back, and congratulations on the marriage! I've missed your input, my friend. Hope to see you back soon,
Take care,
Rhonda
Comment from BOO ghost
Well, stem cell research -- man can grow human body organs in pigs. Basically half human and half pig, Think we are tinkering with god Almighty here. Also, you do know about the sheep, Dolly, that was cloned many decades ago... surely man has cloned half animal, human hybrids by now in secrecy. As your story goes.. it is intriguing and kept my attention well. I learn more as i read , like a computer or drone. Are many roads to be a successful writer. This looks promising... enjoyed it, although a long chapter manged to read it. i wonder why fans here on fanstory can not read a couple pages of prose and tey they can knock out many chapters in a novel by Stephen King? So, I do not but it that they say the chapters are too long... is very short compared to a novel from a book store. i think need overcomes will to read, like quicker to read a poem that pays the same doubloon than a novel chapter. Well done, looks good enough for me but i am not a pro editor. BOO!
reply by the author on 21-Feb-2017
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Well, stem cell research -- man can grow human body organs in pigs. Basically half human and half pig, Think we are tinkering with god Almighty here. Also, you do know about the sheep, Dolly, that was cloned many decades ago... surely man has cloned half animal, human hybrids by now in secrecy. As your story goes.. it is intriguing and kept my attention well. I learn more as i read , like a computer or drone. Are many roads to be a successful writer. This looks promising... enjoyed it, although a long chapter manged to read it. i wonder why fans here on fanstory can not read a couple pages of prose and tey they can knock out many chapters in a novel by Stephen King? So, I do not but it that they say the chapters are too long... is very short compared to a novel from a book store. i think need overcomes will to read, like quicker to read a poem that pays the same doubloon than a novel chapter. Well done, looks good enough for me but i am not a pro editor. BOO!
Comment Written 21-Feb-2017
reply by the author on 21-Feb-2017
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Thank you, Boo! You're a pro to me!
You're so right on the poems vs chapters. That's why when you post a poem, it gets lots of reviews. Problem with the poetry is that I have trouble understanding them sometimes... hehe.. Boo's a smart ghost, thought, and probably figures them all out.
I do appreciate you reading my long chapter.
Take care,
Rhonda
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I use to write prose before I backslided to poetry. Really, I do novels better but it takes so much time I ain't got. Yep, I thought ghosts had a lot of time on their hands too. See you later in review wonderland. BOO!
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Boo back!
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Ha ha, nice try.
Comment from LaRosa
oh, my gosh, never saw this turn of events coming...pretty scary stuff!
"HUFACS...legally classified as animals" Immediately think "that's what they say we are anyway, right? But this will take some following..."
"This gives us permission to experiment on them, without regard for human rights." Reminded me even before author notes of Hitlerian practices. Made me cringe wondering where the author is going.
As she says though, will have to "look beyond the story" for a while.
reply by the author on 21-Feb-2017
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oh, my gosh, never saw this turn of events coming...pretty scary stuff!
"HUFACS...legally classified as animals" Immediately think "that's what they say we are anyway, right? But this will take some following..."
"This gives us permission to experiment on them, without regard for human rights." Reminded me even before author notes of Hitlerian practices. Made me cringe wondering where the author is going.
As she says though, will have to "look beyond the story" for a while.
Comment Written 21-Feb-2017
reply by the author on 21-Feb-2017
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Thank you for your insightful and indulging review. Research science is usually good, but sometimes scientists get too caught up in themselves. I would know.
Anyway, thanks for reading and commenting,
Rhonda
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promise, will keep reading!
Comment from Sankey
Interesting read but sorry you should have done more English -spelling in particular classes hehe. I realize (yeah Grammarly wants me to change that word too even though I have it set for British English) we Aussies might spell stuff different to you Yankees and Rebels and whatever Texicans are... now for the Spagarama (my word you can't have it) unless I have lost it between Up Over and Down Under. [i](e)nsure offspring display an ideal mixture of human
moved to Mine City to [i](e)nsure (you seem to like this word maybe in TX lingo it is spelled differently...insure is to cover something against financial loss....ensure...makes certain.
Some of this looks a bit like B.F. Skinner (Behavioural Science notary) practises hehe.
Ayala bur[r]ied her head
reply by the author on 21-Feb-2017
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Interesting read but sorry you should have done more English -spelling in particular classes hehe. I realize (yeah Grammarly wants me to change that word too even though I have it set for British English) we Aussies might spell stuff different to you Yankees and Rebels and whatever Texicans are... now for the Spagarama (my word you can't have it) unless I have lost it between Up Over and Down Under. [i](e)nsure offspring display an ideal mixture of human
moved to Mine City to [i](e)nsure (you seem to like this word maybe in TX lingo it is spelled differently...insure is to cover something against financial loss....ensure...makes certain.
Some of this looks a bit like B.F. Skinner (Behavioural Science notary) practises hehe.
Ayala bur[r]ied her head
Comment Written 21-Feb-2017
reply by the author on 21-Feb-2017
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We all make mistakes, my friend. I'm so happy you were able to find all three of them. I'm a Texan, and that's for sure. Rebel and Yankee? That was some time ago, however treating a group of people as though they are less than human has been going on for generations of people, including the way the white man treated the aborigines in Australia, or the American Indians here in the States.
Take care,
Rhonda
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Yep for sure. I recently obtained the Roots Miniseries on DVD. had it on Video years ago and eventually moved right away from VHS so was so glad to obtained the whole series in the compatible region code with excellent Subtitles as well.
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And that is another group of people I was referring to. It's easier to look at our own problems by looking through the eyes of sci-fi creatures.
Comment from Ulla
Hi Rhonda, this is just great writing and the imagery is great. You also take us through so many aspects. I can't help thinking the parallel to what has happened in past history. Second world war springs to mind and the Jews. It makes me shutter. Great story. All the best. Ulla:)))
reply by the author on 21-Feb-2017
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Hi Rhonda, this is just great writing and the imagery is great. You also take us through so many aspects. I can't help thinking the parallel to what has happened in past history. Second world war springs to mind and the Jews. It makes me shutter. Great story. All the best. Ulla:)))
Comment Written 21-Feb-2017
reply by the author on 21-Feb-2017
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Thank you, Ulla. You're right about the Nazi's, but there have been many others throughout time. There are still such going on in present days, too.
Thanks for the wonderful review,
Rhonda
Comment from Dustybones
This is a very scary chapter. I wonder if Alaya's unborn child has been part of the experiment? I forget who the father was in the story?
reply by the author on 21-Feb-2017
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This is a very scary chapter. I wonder if Alaya's unborn child has been part of the experiment? I forget who the father was in the story?
Comment Written 21-Feb-2017
reply by the author on 21-Feb-2017
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Thank you, Dusty. The baby's father is Todd, Koko's husband, who is also part of the coyote clan, so they have similar DNA. It is about as strange as it gets in this chapter. I'll go back to more normal stuff soon.
Thanks for reviewing,
Rhonda
Comment from Douglas Paul
Very creative story line, my friend. I really like the way this story is unfolding. You did a good job of spelling out the basis of this whole experiment in this chapter and things are starting to fall into place. Very well done
reply by the author on 21-Feb-2017
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Very creative story line, my friend. I really like the way this story is unfolding. You did a good job of spelling out the basis of this whole experiment in this chapter and things are starting to fall into place. Very well done
Comment Written 21-Feb-2017
reply by the author on 21-Feb-2017
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Thank you, Douglas. It's sort of a strange chapter, but it had to "go there" soon. People were beginning to guess some of it. I had lot of foreshadowing. Anyway, it's different.
Thanks so much for the beautiful six stars!!
Rhonda
Comment from Meia (MESAYERS)
This story is so well crafted, the world you have creatd and the pains you have taken to describe it so thoroughly take my breath away! An amazing and utterly fantastic write, absolutely delightful and truly enjoyable to read, this is the work of a brilliant and ingenious writer with talent in spades :) Kind regards Meia :)
reply by the author on 21-Feb-2017
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This story is so well crafted, the world you have creatd and the pains you have taken to describe it so thoroughly take my breath away! An amazing and utterly fantastic write, absolutely delightful and truly enjoyable to read, this is the work of a brilliant and ingenious writer with talent in spades :) Kind regards Meia :)
Comment Written 21-Feb-2017
reply by the author on 21-Feb-2017
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Why, Meia, that is so sweet! Unfortunately, or fortunately, I've spent a lot of time around scientists. My colleagues may not appreciate my sentiment. haha.
Thanks you for being so supportive. It was a strange, but necessary, chapter.
Take care,
Rhonda
Comment from Margaret Snowdon
This story is unique, so intriguing, which draws the reader in and grips them - excellent writing, Rhonda. So many twists and turns, which makes it all the more exciting. I feel quite sorry for Ayala, not because she comes from deer, but she's been left out of what's going on. When you think about it, there's been races of people in the past that have been cruelly treated - such as the Jews by Hitler - it doesn't bear thinking about.
most impressive, my friend. And you've cut off leaving us wanting more.
Margaret
reply by the author on 21-Feb-2017
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This story is unique, so intriguing, which draws the reader in and grips them - excellent writing, Rhonda. So many twists and turns, which makes it all the more exciting. I feel quite sorry for Ayala, not because she comes from deer, but she's been left out of what's going on. When you think about it, there's been races of people in the past that have been cruelly treated - such as the Jews by Hitler - it doesn't bear thinking about.
most impressive, my friend. And you've cut off leaving us wanting more.
Margaret
Comment Written 21-Feb-2017
reply by the author on 21-Feb-2017
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Thank you, Margaret!
Yeah, poor Ayala did get left out of the real truth, but so did Koko. They are afraid to tell her, because she'll worry more about the baby, but she'll learn it before long anyway. To be honest, the others are a bit worried about the baby as well.
And speaking of leaving folks hanging... got a little cliffhanger going with Brady and Rosaline!
Take care, my friend,
Rhonda
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Ha ha - just teasing, my friend.