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A review by innerweststreetlibrarian
Plan for Chaos by John Wyndham
3.0
Once again, JW has incorporated some interesting philosophical and ethical pondering into a nightmarish view of the future (albeit a future set in the 1970s). What would the world be like if it was run by the matriarchy, but that matriarchy is also based on a megalomaniac Aryan eugenicist fantasy?
What are the ethical implications of human cloning and mass reproduction? Will human society move to a model more akin to a termite colony? Will men become completely redundant?
This story reminded me a fair bit of the tv series Orphan Black, but with bonus Nazis and flying saucers. Because of course that’s where flying saucers come from!
Even though the themes are distasteful (particularly the kissing cousin incest storyline and the gross racist/fascist elements), I found this an interesting, well paced read. Not his best work, and I can see why it wasn’t published until quite recently.
What are the ethical implications of human cloning and mass reproduction? Will human society move to a model more akin to a termite colony? Will men become completely redundant?
This story reminded me a fair bit of the tv series Orphan Black, but with bonus Nazis and flying saucers. Because of course that’s where flying saucers come from!
Even though the themes are distasteful (particularly the kissing cousin incest storyline and the gross racist/fascist elements), I found this an interesting, well paced read. Not his best work, and I can see why it wasn’t published until quite recently.