5/13/2023 0 Comments Robyn's Egg by Mark SouzaFunny how the mind works, isn't it? But that's exactly what would happen in Souza's world, so it was spot on, as much as it made me itch. Which made me okay with other parts of the book I normally wouldn't have been. I kept screaming in my head, "Leave! Just leave! Why do you stay?!" As an extremely independent individual, I was completely unnerved at the thought that perhaps there was really no where else to go, and that the existence described was all there was. The other part of this book that really shook me to the core was the societal set-up, and the way people just accepted it, even if they didn't particularly like it, for a good portion of the book. And the whole thing is.well, I really can't say more than that without spoiling the tension that builds while you're reading, so you'll have to just read it. Those who are parents or have that desire to be parents won't have such a difficult time identifying with that part of the book, methinks, though the opposite view is represented as well (sort of). Because of the way procreation is handled in Souza's post-apocalyptic (for lack of a better term) world, this need pervades every single part of the character's lives. For one thing, the basic plot starts off with this all-consuming need to procreate.and I don't have a bone in my body telling me I need to have kids (never have, that's why I don't). As uncomfortable and disquieting as it is, this book really made me think.
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