Genesis is an intelligently written, good, old-fashioned sci-fi novel that takes place in a dystopian society set in the near-future. It is short and can easily be read in one sitting. I thought the format was pretty clever. I particularly enjoyed the dialogue between the human and the android, arguing how life should be defined. There's this one part when the android lectures the human on the subsurface origin hypothesis. The android berates the human that his prejudices based on the assumed superiority of organic life forms is completely misguided because life (based on the RNA world hypothesis) rose from inorganic molecules - pyrites and silicates in sticky montmorillonite clays. That was pretty awesome. Genesis is an excellent book. I heartily recommend it.