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An enhancement is the tenth novel by american author richard powers. Dive deep into richard powers generosity with extended analysis, commentary, and discussion. Generosity gets of to a slow start, goes on a little too long and suffers from the powers vice of schematism shambling writer versus slick scientist. About the author richard powers is the author of ten novels, including galatea 2. The national book awardwinning author of the echo maker.
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