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A review by treehuggeranonymous
This Perfect Day by Ira Levin
4.0
I see a lot of comparisons between this book and Huxley, which annoys me because A Brave New World is a badly written book with a good first chapter. This Perfect Day, by comparison, is a good book with many good chapters, which is compelling from start to finish.I found the ending really satisfying, especially compared to the likes of 1984.
Levin us a master in world building, and sets up a really intriguing dystopia that seems pretty plausible with the current hype of putting wifi in everything.
I wanted to give the book 5-stars, but I feel bad for even giving it 4. This Perfect Day is an enjoyable book, aside from that one scene that is so unimportant to the story that it is not at all mentioned. I get that this is a product of its time - some creepy toxic masculinity trope - but it kinda ruins a perfectly good book..
Levin us a master in world building, and sets up a really intriguing dystopia that seems pretty plausible with the current hype of putting wifi in everything.
I wanted to give the book 5-stars, but I feel bad for even giving it 4. This Perfect Day is an enjoyable book, aside from that one scene that is so unimportant to the story that it is not at all mentioned. I get that this is a product of its time - some creepy toxic masculinity trope - but it kinda ruins a perfectly good book..