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A review by novelvisits
Master Class by Christina Dalcher
4.0
Note: I received a copy of this book from Berkley (via NetGalley) in exchange for my honest thoughts.
My Thoughts: I was a huge fan of Christina Dalcher’s last book VOX (my review), so expectations were high for Master Class. Like VOX, Master Class is a story of a time not far in the future where things have gone a little off the rails. In this case, a system has developed where everyone has a “Q” score, based largely on IQ, but also includes test scores, influences of family members and more. These scores determine many things, but most of all the level of schools children will attend and things have moved to the extreme. Children at the lowest level are being taken away to isolated “schools” and their parents can only see them a few times a year, while those at the highest levels are getting a luxury education. It was a fun story, and I appreciate Dalcher’s political leanings.
“It started with fear, and it ended with laws.”
This was clearly written in part as a response to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and her clear love of Charter Schools. Fast, easy and just a little bit scary, I liked Master Class.
Original Source: https://novelvisits.com/april-mini-reviews-a-half-dozen/
My Thoughts: I was a huge fan of Christina Dalcher’s last book VOX (my review), so expectations were high for Master Class. Like VOX, Master Class is a story of a time not far in the future where things have gone a little off the rails. In this case, a system has developed where everyone has a “Q” score, based largely on IQ, but also includes test scores, influences of family members and more. These scores determine many things, but most of all the level of schools children will attend and things have moved to the extreme. Children at the lowest level are being taken away to isolated “schools” and their parents can only see them a few times a year, while those at the highest levels are getting a luxury education. It was a fun story, and I appreciate Dalcher’s political leanings.
“It started with fear, and it ended with laws.”
This was clearly written in part as a response to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and her clear love of Charter Schools. Fast, easy and just a little bit scary, I liked Master Class.
Original Source: https://novelvisits.com/april-mini-reviews-a-half-dozen/