The Sheep Look Up
by John Brunner
Taste attributes: science fictiondisasterpoliticalfresh & originalunsavouryimaginaryglossybig & variedsocial commentaryhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly science-fiction novel that is fresh, unsavoury and expansive. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.8 / 5
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About This Book
In a near future, the air pollution is so bad that everyone wears gas masks. The infant mortality rate is soaring, and birth defects, new diseases, and physical ailments of all kinds abound. The water is undrinkable—unless you’re poor and have no choice. Large corporations fighting over profits from gas masks, drinking water, and clean food tower over an ineffectual, corrupt government.
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- Author
- John Brunner
- Published
- 1972
- Pages
- 461
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- Open Library
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