Or, take the titular story, which bypasses any critique of capitalism or business, and follows a friendless kid and a terminal cancer patient as their lives intersect on a frozen lake. It has the dystopian near future aura, mixed with lovable/insidious corporate-speak, and finishes beautifully with the kind of moral quandary - and bittersweet selflessness - that typifies a quintessential Saunders story. He’s a test subject for psychoactive drugs (with great names like, Verbuluce™ and DarkkenFloxx™) that powerfully and instantly alters how he feels toward others in the testing facility. Specifically, the story “Escape from Spiderhead,” about a young man serving time in a kind of medical testing facility. Tenth of December is a perfect answer to that question. Article content He’s incredibly funny, and he talks about dark and true things This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.
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