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Violence
Some
Violence; thriller danger
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Some
Adult content; enforced gender roles and sexual control in the simulation
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of identity, gender, surveillance, and how easily people conform to arbitrary social rules
What this book is about
Stross' 2006 novel follows Robin, who wakes after voluntary memory surgery and joins a social experiment: living in a recreation of 20th-century suburbia, where the rules of gender and society are enforced by surveillance. Satirical SF with thriller elements. For adults.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Adult content
Enforced gender norms depicted
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