Reviews

This Perfect Day by Ira Levin

phil629's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

bookburdy's review against another edition

slow-paced

1.0

braxwall's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Bra action. Effektivt berättande. Det är inte karaktärerna som står i fokus här i denna ideburna roman om ett framtida utilitaristiskt mardrömssamhälle. 

coliecosmos's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

pagesandcompany's review

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

We asked bookclub members to rate the book and describe it in one word:

Jen: "Papa Jan is the man" - 4 stars
Jess: '"frustrating" - 2 stars
Nicole "thought-provoking" - 4 stars
Kendra "Intriguing" - 4 stars
Ashpage "Intriguing" - 3 stars
Kristen "engaging" - 3.2 stars
Connie "confusing" 2 stars
Meg "thought-provoking" 3.8 stars
Janey "relevant" 3.3 stars

monicatdwyer's review

2.0

Opposite of a slay
This is a skip

leevo's review

1.0

This would have been a great book had the author not made a female character almost immediately forgive and fall in love with her rapist for no valid reason. Disgusting.

geenween's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

paulataua's review

3.0

 

The story is set in a seemingly perfect  world ruled by  a computer called UniComp. Any deviation from  the happiness of being in a world where all decisions are made for you is kept in check  by  information  received from your bracelet or  by others reporting your strange behavior to supervisors . The novel  runs along the now well known path of a small  group of the dissatisfied few rebelling against the system. I was totally surprised to find out the Ira Levin has written anything in this genre and just  had to read it. It is a fair read, but feels a little tame when placed against  the many  more sophisticated dystopian  societies  that  have appeared since it was published in 1970. It  is worth reading even if it seems a little quaint at  times, especially felt for me when the group discard their bracelets and pass round the dreaded and banned  tobacco filled cigarettes and begin to smoke.  Better to be a pig satisfied than Socrates with degenerative lung disease? 

literaryloquacity's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0