The One by John Marrs

Imagine all the people, Livin’ for today ~Sheila (borrowed from John Lennon)

Its a simple test. You swab your mouth and send it in. Then an email arrives… they have your match. Your Match. The One that is your one. For less than $10 you can request more information… a name of your One. Some details… and..

well the rest is up to you. That is Match Your DNA.

Now, a decade later, millions of people have been matched. Marriages have been destroyed, but really – wouldn’t it be better to be with the one that has been predestined to be your match? The one that will be with you all the days of your life? Even if it puts an end to dating and the joys of finding the person you are meant to be with?

Now – 5 different people are about to find their match to be very different from themselves, but who are they to argue when the Match Your DNA has never had a false Match.
Yet.


I really enjoyed The One event, even though it admittedly scared me a bit. Honestly, reading this, it doesn’t seem that far-fetched from something that could really happen. There are apps for almost everything – why not this? You can also see the appeal to something like this… take the work out of making a mistake and choosing poorly… If you can get the right one right off the bat, why not do that?
Well… as in many “AI” type situations… it is not a perfect system, and reading this book will give you the insight.
An interesting read – it kept me engaged and I think would make for great discussion.

Rated: 4 out of 5
Read Author Before: Yup! (I read Keep It In The Family – creepy good, but I see I never reviewed it.
Read Author Again: Most likely – I like the wicked twisty turns
Book Club Worthy: I think so, its an interesting topic
Where Listened: Home


Hmmmm... what do you think?