Extreme Makeover

A Novel

By: Dan Wells

Narrated by: Brian Troxell

Dan Wells' Extreme Makeover is a satirical new suspense about a health and beauty company that accidentally develops a hand lotion that can overwrite your DNA.

Lyle Fontanelle is the chief scientist for NewYew, a health and beauty company experimenting with a new, anti-aging hand lotion. As more and more anomalies crop up in testing, Lyle realizes that the lotion's formula has somehow gone horribly wrong. It is actively overwriting the DNA of anyone who uses it, turning them into physical clones of someone else. Lyle wants to destroy the formula, but NewYew thinks it might be the greatest beauty product ever designed--and the world's governments think it's the greatest weapon.

New York Times bestselling author Dan Wells brings us a gripping corporate satire about a health and beauty company that could destroy the world in Extreme Makeover.

Critic reviews

"Reminiscent of Vonnegut at his most subtly biting, Wells’s novel should find favor with speculative and mainstream readers alike." - <i>Publishers Weekly</i>

What is your price for beauty or health? Anything goes or stand by your ethics and morals?

Once again, Dan Wells creates a world that seems ideal and perfect than all hell breaks loose.

What I loved and appreciated the most about this novel is how deeply he made me turn within and reassess my standards... Exactly how far is it OK for us to "dabble" with genetics and "playing God".

This is an especially touchy subject because we have a sweet , precious baby in our family putting up the fight of her life, and fight she's not going to win, and all of us are just heart broken. What would I give to have access to "Rebirth" for her? 🤷‍♀️. Or should we let "nature take it's course"?

These questions, and so many like these, are threaded throughout this novel, and are a major reason why this book is exceptional.

EVERYONE should read it! I LOVE books that make you think and cause you to reevaluate yourself and life.

Never stop writing, Dan, and I will never stop singing your praises!

You have a fan for life!

Original and engrossing

I was hooked from the first chapter. Great plot, very good pacing. There were a few leaps the author made that didn't fully make sense, but they didn't ruin the story for me.

Original

Makes you really want to hold on to your DNA and keep track of your genealogy

Good storyline - weak main character

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would recommend this story as the storyline is pretty interesting. However, the main character is not my favourite. He isn't the type to go getter and fix the problem and face things. He tends to run and hide and try only as hard as he needs to.

Any additional comments?

The principle of the story is great. It's worth a read.

horrifyingly beautiful and unique!

Like listening to a mesmerizing train wreck, only instead of coming to a screeching halt, it keeps gaining momentum and causing more and more damage as it goes, and as terrifying as it is, you just can't look away, even at it convinces you it's heading straight for you!