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Glasshouse

By Charles Stross

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| Paperback | 9780441015085

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Book Description

In the twenty-seventh century, accelerated technology dictates the memories and personalities of people. With most of his own memories deleted, Robin enters The Glasshouse-an experimental polity where he finds himself at the mercy of his own unbalanced psyche.

3 Reviews

Nightmarish depiction of a society controlled through artificial incentive schemes. Also contains some wonderful weirdness related to the self, the body and other minds.

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Kaeru said on Apr 2, 2012 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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While this book was sometimes difficult to read, it was a fascinating look at identity and society - what makes you "you" - if one's in a different body, is one a different person? Robin/Reeve and friends discover the truth about the "Glasshouse" in very interesting ways.

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krin5292 said on Nov 19, 2007 | Add your feedback

Weird insight into post-singularity culture. People are stored as memories and uploaded into bodies. Fascinating view of what such a society may be.

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James said on Jul 27, 2007 | Add your feedback