![]() ![]() 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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