Half Life is the 2006 debut novel of American writer and artist Shelley Jackson. The novel presupposes an alternate history in which the atomic bomb resulted in a genetic preponderance of conjoined twins, who eventually become a minority subculture.
Overview The book tells the story of a disenchanted conjoined twin named Nora Olney who plots to have her twin murdered.
Reception Half Life received mixed-to-positive reviews; Newsweek called it "brilliant and funny,"Braiker, Brian. "Two Times a Lady", Newsweek, 2006-08-16. Retrieved on 2007-08-01. and The New York Times, while praising Jackson's ambition as "truly glorious," added that "All this razzle-dazzle, all the allusions, [and] the narrative loop-de-loops [get] a bit busy."D'Erasmo, Stacey. "My Sister and Me", The New York Times, 2006-08-13. Retrieved on 2007-08-01. It won the 2006 James Tiptree, Jr. Award for science fiction and fantasy.
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