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I don't particularly like reality TV shows, so I guess I'm not the right reader for a book about a reality TV show.
I appreciate that this is a critique of the genre, of consumerism, the increasing monetisation of all aspects of life, the intrusion of governments and private companies into personal spaces, and the intensification of the Society of the Spectacle, but 81 pages is enough for me to know I don't need this object ⬇️

In a dystopian Britain under late-stage capitalism, where childcare costs can be over £20,000 per child per year, many people can no longer afford to have children, and those unable to fulfil their wish for parenthood are driven to desperation and despair.
So, to distract myself from that, I thought I'd read this book, the #LitsySciFiBookClub November pick.

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Yesterday, I finished Stuck-Up Suit and started The Family Experiment. Reading it for #LitsySciFiBookClub

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#WeekendReads

Starting The Family Experiment for the #LitsySciFiBookClub and to keep the dystopias rolling.

#BingoBoard of November ready and raring to go! While I am not actually ready.🤣 #BookSpinBingo

#BookSpin The Bear and the Nightingale, #DoubleSpin book club pick

#Roll100 Dragonquest, Old Man‘s War, The War of the Flowers

#OokBOokClub The Truth

#BobwhiteBuddies The Black Jacket Mystery

#LitsySciFiBookClub The Family Experiement

#QueerBC Watch Over Me

#SeasonalCozies Trappings, Turkey, and Thanksgiving

#WhimsicalReads A Fate Inked in Blood

#LSFBC #LitsySciFiBookClub
Discussion is now open for this month's selection, Escape Velocity. I have presented a few questions to get us started; however, you are welcome to discuss anything. Let me know if you wish to be added or removed from the tag list.

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The votes are in, and the selection for November's #LSFBC #LitsySciFiBookClub is The Family Experiment by John Marrs. I read the blurb and it sounds interesting. Most of the reviews are favorable. I am looking forward to this book.

My library has both the ebook and the audio version. I looked on Amazon and the US price for the ebook is $14.99.
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103/150 I was ready to give this a low pick, because I was invested in finding out what happened to Ava's brother back when they were in school, but then came the absolutely ridiculous ending that botched the whole book IMO. The author always seemed to be wanting to say more, but the book, like most of the characters, remained shallow and underdeveloped. 3 ⭐⭐⭐ #LitsySciFiBookClub

#LSFBC Voting is now open for November's selection of the #LitsySciFiBookClub

Please cast your vote in the comments. Voting will be open at least through the end of the week. Let me know if you wish to be added or removed from the tag list.

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#whereareyoumonday

This Monday finds me in outer space again with this month‘s #LitsySciFiBookclub pick. I am orbiting Earth in 2086 on a luxury space station (think a cruise ship turned up to 11). The guests are all there for a high school class reunion with all the emotions and drama that brings. Plus an unsolved murder, lower decks tension, a race for Mars… there‘s a lot going on!