Title: SF homages
Review: I've discovered where the idea of rebel enclaves as a dumping ground for nonconformists in Neo's conversation with 'God' in "The Matrix Reloaded" comes from =D Maybe some people might call this plagiarism, but after reading a book on SF literature, and bearing in mind Umberto Eco's line that 'books speak of other books' i'd rather think of it as an SF homage to a really good novel. (Or maybe just coincidence.)Lois Lowry's pseudo-utopia in "The Giver" also bears a lot of similarity to this book. Again, maybe coincidence -- the idea of a world where all sensation and passion is muted springing from our fear of such a thing.
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