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Jun 15, 2017sgcf rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I was absorbed by this speculative fiction that is set 50 years into the future, yet deals with current issues – ageism, lawlessness, right-to-die, poverty and joblessness, immigrants, and unequal power structures. It poses searching questions about life and our society. Award-winner Vassanji writes beautifully, and is sometimes witty and ironic, as he unfurls the development of his main character who, like many of the rich “reconstituted senior citizens”, has been redesigned with new memories for ease of a continuous immortal life. The snag – that occasionally old memories leak through – catapults and deepens the plot. A thought-provoking and discussion worthy book. "In our bid to become immortal, can we really know for certain who we are?" (p.126)