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Review by Paul Lappen (090809) Rating (9/10) Review
by Paul Lappen The participants are given random, anonymous identities (Robin is turned into a woman named Reeve). Along with Sam, her 'husband', they are placed into what looks like Smalltown, USA. They are given little, or no, idea as to just what they are supposed to do. All the couples are electronically monitored; during mandatory church services on Sunday, any faults or misdeeds are pointed out to everyone. Reeve is one of the few who begins to realize that something is really wrong. Their contract specifies a minimum amount of time to be in the study, approximately 3 years, but does not specify a maximum amount of time. The town has become a very high-tech panopticon. The women have suddenly become fertile, and several female participants have become pregnant. Perhaps the idea is to create a new race of people who don't know that there is an outside world. Perhaps it has to do with this new race re-infecting the rest of humanity with a new and improved version of Curious Yellow.
Here is a wonderful piece of writing. The best part is the author's
look at present-day life. He does not just needle it or poke fun
at it, he rips it to pieces and stomps on what is left. The rest
of the book is also very much worth reading. This gets two strong
thumbs-up. |
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