Dayworld [Mass Market Paperback]

Philip Jose Farmer (Author), Don Punchatz (Illustrator)

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 258 pages
• Publisher: Berkley (June 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0441140017
• ISBN-13: 978-0441140015
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,027,952 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The fracture of the mind, April 22, 2004

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Rachel Watkins "Rachel Watkins" (Joshua, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dayworld (Dayworld Trilogy, I) (Hardcover)

Dayworld is Earth in the future. World leaders have instituted a new way of living to solve overpopulation. The days of the week exist as alternate realities. Each day has it's own police, firemen, government officials, doctors and people. Most people share thier homes with seven other people, couples or families though never see each other. The 'stoning' device allows all this to be possible. A person or object may be placed in suspended animation for any ammount of time, then reactivated at the desired time. So, a person who lives on Monday would enter thier stoning chaimber before midnight, and then be reactivated the next Monday at midnight with no perception of the time that had passed.

However, a secret society, the 'Immers' is working against the government to allow people to live all the days, and to have freedom and democracy. They employ 'daybreakers' in thier fold who commit one of the ultimate felonies to bring messages to agents who exist in the different days. Jeff is one of these. He has divided his personality into seven distinct personalities, one for each day as a controlled skitzophrania. But, events which threaten him and his society cause his personalities to come crashing together and may threaten to destroy him and the Immers.

Overall, a good book. The charachterization was good, though not as in depth as it could have been. And, it seems from this book and others of Farmers books I've read he doesn't write strong female charachters to take stronger roles.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the social ramifications to a politcal solution, December 28, 1998

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[e-mail] (philadelphia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dayworld (Dayworld Trilogy, I) (Hardcover)

i read this book several months ago and it has really stuck. the concept of the book is simple enough, but the author really exploits the societal ramifications his world creates. it is difficult to locate the books in the series since most are out of print. let me know if any of the books are available.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great Idea, Poor Execution, May 14, 2004

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Joe E. Richardson III "JT" (Dallas, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dayworld (Mass Market Paperback)

Unfortunately, PJF's story in Dayworld can't live up to the concept of the world itself. The book is poorly paced, and while the various personae are interesting, none held my interest for even their stint as central figure.