The Core of the Sun

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The Core of the Sun (2016)

306 paĝoj

Lingvo: English

Eldonita je 7-a de aŭgusto 2016

ISBN:
978-0-8021-2464-7
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Numero OCLC:
933433115

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Set in an alternative historical present, in a "eusistocracy"--An extreme welfare state -- that holds public health and social stability above all else, it follows a young woman whose growing addiction to illegal chili peppers leads her on an adventure into a world where love, sex, and free will are all controlled by the state.

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recenzis The Core of the Sun de Johanna Sinisalo

A very topical dystopia

4 steloj

The "Finnish Weird" label that I've seen bandied around fits but also doesn't quite - it had me expecting a bit of a lighter quirkier book than this turned out to be. The first scene or two definitely feels like that, but it quickly becomes apparent that a more serious dystopia is being spun, along lines set out by the cover.

Actually I should praise the cover more: it's one of the best book covers I've ever seen, because it tells a lot of the story but without spoilers since none of it made sense until I had reached the relevant parts of the book.

Temoj

  • Women
  • Hot peppers
  • Fiction