A review by cupidcove
They: A Sequence of Unease by Kay Dick

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

This book is fascinating. It is the type of story that forces you to ask many questions but gives you no answers; readers are entirely grounded in the emotional reality of living in a highly regulated time rather than the facts of how society came to be the way it is. It is a interesting way of responding to dystopian fiction, which often becomes so involved in depictions of specific instances of oppression or violence. This is definitely the type of story that needs to simmer, while reading I found myself dissatisfied during parts, but a week on I still find myself thinking about it and appreciating the things it does. The afterword does a great job of providing the additional context needed to fully understand the story.