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This Perfect Day: A Novel
This Perfect Day: A Novel | Ira Levin
By the author of Rosemarys Baby, a horrifying journey into a future only Ira Levin could imagine. Considered one of the great dystopian novelsalongside Anthony Burgess's A Clockwork Orange and Aldous Huxley's Brave New WorldIra Levin's frightening glimpse into the future continues to fascinate readers even forty years after publication. The story is set in a seemingly perfect global society. Uniformity is the defining feature; there is only one language and all ethnic groups have been eugenically merged into one race called The Family. The world is ruled by a central computer called UniComp that has been programmed to keep every single human on the surface of the earth in check. People are continually drugged by means of regular injections so that they can never realize their potential as human beings, but will remain satisfied and cooperative. They are told where to live, when to eat, whom to marry, when to reproduce. even the basic facts of nature are subject to the UniComp's willmen do not grow facial hair, women do not develop breasts, and it only rains at night. With a vision as frightening as any in the history of the science fiction genre, This Perfect Day is one of Ira Levin`s most haunting novels.
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trifleneurotic
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Although not the first dystopian novel to tackle ideals like perfection, individuality, freedom & choice, Levin keeps it exciting, with a plot that The Matrix franchise could have taken cues from. Rather than a fantastical story in a conventional setting (i.e. Levin's Stepford Wives), TPD is a more conventional story told in a fantastical setting. Still, as Stephen King suggested of Levin, it's all put together like a Swiss watch. Recommended.

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EverydayImReading
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Another Ira Levin. This time he does science fiction. Is there any genre he hasn‘t done? Hats off it‘s a great story told in the sublime Levin way. And when you think it was first published in 1970, it‘s staggering. He creates a future world with frightening prescience. Points off for one violent and in my opinion unnecessary scene. And possibly The boys from Brazil has more science but I haven‘t read that yet. This is a pick for me.

Cathythoughts Great review Sinead 👍🏻❤️ 8mo
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tessavi
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Except for the rape, already forgiven the next day, this is a great classic sci-fi. Love this awful cover 🤭

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Balibee146
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After spending first week of lock down watching waaaaay too much Netflix I'm giving this a go.... Was being read by one of the characters in one of my Sci Fi watches and looked interesting 😁
#currentlyreading #kindle

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MicrobeMom
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Today could not be more perfect. Slight breeze off Lake George, beautiful scenery, my book, and no where to be. #summerreading

Mitch Looks idyllic 💕 5y
BridgetteM Beautiful!❤️ 5y
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TheBookgeekFrau
This Perfect Day | Ira Levin
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8 titles using some form of “Day” (now I have to put them all away😠)

#HeyJune Day3 #EightDaysAWeek

GypsyKat Nice job! 👍 6y
Cinfhen I ❤️creative Littens❣️❣️❣️❣️🙌🏻 6y
TheBookgeekFrau @GypsyKat @Cinfhen Thanks guys😊 This one was a bit tricky to meet 😅 6y
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Sweettartlaura
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This book is only 309 pages... how come so thick, then???

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Iowalibrarychick
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I remember loving this one in high school. I went through an Ira Levin phase. A classic dystopian novel that just doesn't quite hold up in the 31st century.