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This is a powerful book, if only for the parts that take place in 14th-century Germany.
The theme of a dystopian/utopian society that has gotten rid of disharmony by wiping out diversity is an important one, if a bit formulaic in how it was described. And the concept of "the cure" for deviance is a fascinating one. But somehow the story within a story aspect didn't work out quite right. After Gemm returned from his experience as Johannes, it was as though the author couldn't come up with an endi ...more
The theme of a dystopian/utopian society that has gotten rid of disharmony by wiping out diversity is an important one, if a bit formulaic in how it was described. And the concept of "the cure" for deviance is a fascinating one. But somehow the story within a story aspect didn't work out quite right. After Gemm returned from his experience as Johannes, it was as though the author couldn't come up with an endi ...more
