The Unit | 
“But the relationship with an animal is so much more physical than a relationship with another person. You don‘t get to know a dog by asking how he‘s feeling or what he‘s thinking, but by observing him and getting to know his body language. And all the important things you want to say to him you have to show through actions, attitude, gestures and sounds.”
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pickA futuristic story about a woman‘s life once she turns 50. A must read for all women.
pickThis dystopian novel about middle-aged "dispensable people" both made me sad and also frustrated. It's not a happy book to read but I'm glad I did read it. I do recommend this one.
Gonna start The Unit by Ninni Holmqvist today. This blanket was made and given to me by my Great-Aunt Marion on my paternal grandfather's side. I remember her as being a very genteel, kind lady and I'll treasure this always. 💕 It's a beautiful day out, and I'm off work, and I'm definitely relaxing today 🥰
pickA dystopian tale about age where once you turn 50, and if you are childless, you are put into a facility where your organs are harvested for 'useful' people. I loved this story as it combined my love of dystopian societies with medical misadventures. One of themes present is overcoming mental hurdles and self-doubt, as our main character struggles with the idea of losing her life to be finally useful in a busy society.
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Dorritt Weger always made the choices that allowed her more freedom, living with less stability and income rather than be bound by society. At 50, by law, she is required to move into a “retirement“ facility where residents are enrolled in scientific experiments and donate organs/tissue to “indispensable“ people. ⬇ ⬇ ⬇
pickI have so many mixed feelings about this.
I think she did well even better than most with bringing in nontraditional relationships which are often overlooked in this type of dystopian writing.
But I feel bewildered by the complacency of the characters.
Overall it was a solid read but not fantastic.
"like two drowning souls who have clung to each other in a final fruitless attempt to save themselves - or simply to avoid dying alone."
Most of this book is very cold so this passage is a breath of fresh air.
pickWomen aged 50 and men aged 60 who are childless and not members of certain professions are “dispensable.” They are required to go to The Unit where experimentation and donations are performed. This is a harrowing dystopian read as well as social commentary. It bogged down in the middle a bit for me but otherwise I quite enjoyed it.
pickWhat if childless, unmarried people with jobs that aren‘t critical to the function of society were considered “dispensable“ at 50?
As I‘m nearing that period and almost could fall into that category, this was interesting to me. These folks are forced to live in a closed community that is essentially a luxury jail and undergo experiments and donate organs to “needed” people.
Similar to Handmaid‘s Tale and Never Let Me Go, a great read!
Turns out I've read a lot of #u books, here are a few I liked.
An Unkindness of Magicians - revenge thriller set in the world of magic
The Unihabitable Earth - what earth looks like if heated beyond the 2%
The Unit - Dispensables age 50/w 60/m single, childless and generally from low income/low status jobs are required to enter The Unit
A Useful woman - a Regency era cozy mystery
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#RRSciFiMonth Day 22: Thank heavens for that! ...or rather, thank heavens the world doesn‘t work in the way it‘s described in unnerving dystopia The Unit
pickI'm so not into dystopian because I figure real life is anxiety-inducing enough, but I try to stretch myself sometimes. I recommend this one with reservations. The writing and premise are solid, and I believe if you like the genre, it's a home run. Loses a little steam as it goes on. #dystopian #readyourselfintoanexistentialcrisis
pickThis was a good story. This is the review I did for goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2147078001.
When people behind you in comp are being homophobic and rude!
pickThis was The Golden Girls meets Cocoon meets The Handmaid's Tale, meets those episodes of Sex and the City where they talk about how married people and parents look down on single people. We meet Dorit, age 50, single and childless, has become dispensable. She checks into the unit where a great life awaits until the organ donation and the experiments. This was a great book about the possibilities when we stop thinking of each other as humans.
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I read this book a while ago, but I loved it and it fits today's theme #politicalfiction
In some ways it reminds me of A Handmaid's Tale.
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What better way to get in some reading time than at the hair salon. I just started The Unit.
Just started and So intriguing. Dystopia by a Swedish author in translation.
