Short Story
Number of words : 6100
Percent of complex words : 11.0
Average syllables per word : 1.5
Average words per sentence : 18.8
READABILITY INDICES
Fog : 11.9
Flesch : 58.5
Flesch-Kincaid : 9.8
: Appropriate Love - Greg Egan
PEOPLE
Chris Perrini
A seriously injured husband.
Carla Perrini
His wife, faced with the decisions on his treatment.
Mr Allenby
An hospital employee.
Dr Gail Sumner
A gynaecologist.
Kafka
A writer.
TECHNOLOGY
Trauma Analysis Expert System
Medical diagnostic tool.
Blastocyst
A cell cluster used her to fool the body into thinking it is pregnant.
PET Scan
Positron Emission Topography medical imaging.
ORGANISATIONS
Global Assurance
An insurance company.
A seriously injured husband needs severe treatment. In this case, growing a new clone body. Not being that wealthy, the affordable option their insurance gives them is to kill his old body and have his wife carry his disembodied brain in her womb for a couple of years until it can be implanted in his new flesh.
4 out of 5
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