Finished reading The Unit by Ninni Holmqvist. It's a really interesting read and very much like The Handmaids Tale, which I love, similar vein of dystopian future vibe. The book has that perfect balance of stoicness, the positives and negativeness of the new world, the way people adapt to it, how some things are even better for some than before, whilst being worse off for that very same person. All mainly from the viewpoint of one lady, the narrator. Sums up and articulates emotions really well, without it being depressing. It's somewhat lighter/less heavy than THT, perhaps because it's not all doom and gloom depiction and the terror & unknown is not there so much. Everyone is already clued in on the process and have (more) time to come to terms with it. Personally, it's not as good as THT, but ranks higher than George Orwells 1984, which I also enjoyed.
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