Individutopia: Large Print Edition
The year is 2084, and that famous Margaret Thatcher quote has become a reality: There really is no such thing as society. No one speaks to anyone else. No one looks at anyone else. People don’t collaborate, they only compete.
I hate to admit it, but this has had tragic consequences. Unable to satisfy their social urges, the population has fallen into a pit of depression and anxiety. Suicide has become the norm.
It all sounds rather morbid, does it not? But please don’t despair, there is hope, and it comes in the form of our hero: Renee Ann Blanca. Wishing to fill the society-shaped hole in her life, our Renee does the unthinkable: She goes in search of human company! It’s a radical act and an enormous challenge. But that, I suppose, is why her tale’s worth recounting. It’s as gripping as it is touching, and I think you’re going to love it.
Produktinformation
Taschenbuch: 234 Seiten
Verlag: Rebel Books; Auflage: Large Print (23. August 2018)
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN-10: 1789263603
ISBN-13: 978-1789263602
Individutopia is the second book by Joss Sheldon I've read after Occupied. Both constantly made me shake my head in wonder and awe. I've been an avid reader for more than 50 years; speculative fiction and especially dystopia has always got me. But honestly: I've hardly read anything like these two books before. Sure, they follow a tradition. And Mr. Sheldon can rightfully be called the new George Orwell. He takes the issues of our times and bloats, distorts, caricatures them in a way that may make you chuckle but choke you at the same time. And even though you might call this a satire, I strongly believe that a society like the one Renee lives in is plausible. The author calls it a warning. We'd better heed it.
The year is 2084, and that famous Margaret Thatcher quote has become a reality: There really is no such thing as society. No one speaks to anyone else. No one looks at anyone else. People don’t collaborate, they only compete.
I hate to admit it, but this has had tragic consequences. Unable to satisfy their social urges, the population has fallen into a pit of depression and anxiety. Suicide has become the norm.
It all sounds rather morbid, does it not? But please don’t despair, there is hope, and it comes in the form of our hero: Renee Ann Blanca. Wishing to fill the society-shaped hole in her life, our Renee does the unthinkable: She goes in search of human company! It’s a radical act and an enormous challenge. But that, I suppose, is why her tale’s worth recounting. It’s as gripping as it is touching, and I think you’re going to love it.
Produktinformation
Taschenbuch: 234 Seiten
Verlag: Rebel Books; Auflage: Large Print (23. August 2018)
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN-10: 1789263603
ISBN-13: 978-1789263602
Individutopia is the second book by Joss Sheldon I've read after Occupied. Both constantly made me shake my head in wonder and awe. I've been an avid reader for more than 50 years; speculative fiction and especially dystopia has always got me. But honestly: I've hardly read anything like these two books before. Sure, they follow a tradition. And Mr. Sheldon can rightfully be called the new George Orwell. He takes the issues of our times and bloats, distorts, caricatures them in a way that may make you chuckle but choke you at the same time. And even though you might call this a satire, I strongly believe that a society like the one Renee lives in is plausible. The author calls it a warning. We'd better heed it.
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