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The Ice People

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Living in the managed autocracy of 1984 would be ingorant bliss, compared to living through the process of decivilisation depicted in The Ice People. It is the imminency of the story that maximizes discomfort. Ever worried about trends in gender politics, climate change, fertility, food security, environmental degradation, social propaganda, corporate neo-feudalism ? Maggie Gee is the uber-dentist. She hits a nerve wherever she drills.

And it is only page 65.... sigh....

Martin Amis once said that Maggie Gee was the only female author of his generation that he would bother to read. And while one might not endorse such sentiments wholeheartedly, in this dystopian novel with its themes of man's relation to nature and technology and relations between men and women it is clear that she has an unusual capacity for writing from the standpoint of her male protagonist-narrator. The novel has both suspenseful and darkly humorous moments, and although it won't make anyone forget "1984," or even the more contemporary writing of Octavia Butler, it is certainly a good read.

I am not going to reveal much about this book. It is probably better than 1984 of George Orwell. It is an undeniable masterpiece, you must search for other reviews if you have trouble believing me. This book will be probably amongst the greater masterpieces of human history. Prophetic, brutal,elegant,real, human. It will change your life. It makes a difference in an era of too much novels published. Immensly poetic from the begining to the end. To me is clear that is the best narrative ever, but you should see for your self. A unique book, that never goes out of mind.