6/28/2023 0 Comments The block book ben oliver![]() ![]() Happy thinks of humankind as a virus, so it is “repairing the broken species, destroying a diseased batch and starting anew” (288). He decides who should be brainwashed into being the kind of person the world needs-placid, docile, compliant, and living in blissful ignorance in a virtual world called Purgatory. Galen Rye is in charge, and he decides who suffers as a battery-without hopes, dreams, and ambitions as they power the world with their energy harvested from pain, fear, and anger. In this new dystopian world, everybody’s happy because Happy-an artificial intelligence-rules the world. Along with the characters, they will wonder what is real and what is simulated. In Oliver’s second book in The Loop Trilogy targeted for young adults, readers will experience a video game vibe, like that achieved in The Matrix. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley gets a major update with The Block by Ben Oliver. ![]()
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