LeVar Burton Reads · LeVar Burton and Stitcher
"The Destroyer" by Tara Isabella Burton
February 20, 2024·53 min·3 clips
The almost-entirely-mechanical daughter sneaks to a fishmonger, bites raw squid with her teeth, and secretly attends church—the only acts that belong to her and not to her mother.
As heard by us
A futuristic Rome story about a scientist-mother, a remade daughter, and the cost of control.
LeVar Burton Reads opens season 13 with a story set in futuristic ancient Rome, following a scientist-mother determined to shape her daughter into the best version of herself.
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A mother builds a daughter into something impossible, then discovers there are still parts she cannot control.
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