Spoiler Warning - Spoilers Below. I’m not sure how much they matter… the fun of something like Harrison Bergeron or Idiocracy isn’t any sort of reveal (“dumb people do dumb things” isn’t a surprise) its in watching the shenanigans (It’s What Plants Crave!). But I should at least mention it.
This is a fun idea, but afaikt this book has now been reviewed many times by mainstream publications and science fiction review sites. As far as I can see not one of those from the Washington Post to the NYT to the Ancillary Review of Books seem to have thought it was a parody at all! Curious, do you think that everyone else missed it, didn't think it was worth commenting on, or that you are a bit out of touch with current left politics?
This is a fun idea, but afaikt this book has now been reviewed many times by mainstream publications and science fiction review sites. As far as I can see not one of those from the Washington Post to the NYT to the Ancillary Review of Books seem to have thought it was a parody at all! Curious, do you think that everyone else missed it, didn't think it was worth commenting on, or that you are a bit out of touch with current left politics?