A Generation Removed

by Gary K. Wolf

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385115490
• ISBN13: 9780385115490
• Release Date: May 1977
• Publisher: Doubleday Books
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Youth is King

Below 20, you are king. Between 20 and 55, you're in middle age. After 55, you're a Gerry. If you get caught as a Gerry and you have a disease, you are instantly killed. This is the futuristic world of A generation removed. The culture of America has turned into a youth-worship and the young have all the high places in society -- the best jobs, the managerial positions, political positions of power, etc. The middleaged are the grunt workers of society, and the old are the despised. Healthcare is reserved only for those under 55 and Euth Wagons patrol the streets looking for old people to test for medical problems and then cleanly euthenize any found to keep the disease out of society. It is in response to this that a small army of Gerrys forms to battle against the powers of youth. This book was incredibly interesting from the viewpoint that much of society currently values the qualities of youth. It is an extreme case, of course, but a poignant one. It very much makes one consider the idea of euthenasia and its moral and societal implications. It is also a very good story, moving along nicely and having some good twists. I wouldn't say Wolf is the world's greatest weaver, but he does a pretty good job. Recommended for a decent read. (188 pages)