admin reviewed Trouble with Lichen by John Wyndham
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3 stars
This was a quick read. I think this book was a pretty fair assessment of what would happen if some sort of rare anti-aging substance was found. Okay, the whole woman revolution bit was a bit hard for me to imagine as a likely event, but I couldn't fault Diana's passion for it. Overall, I enjoyed this book. It was a nice read. I love how relatively timeless his books are, despite the obvious historical references which date the book. I could see this happening in the future or in the recent.
Francis Saxover and Diana Brackley, two scientists investigating a rare lichen, discover it has a remarkable property: it retards the aging process. Francis, realising the implications for the world of an ever-youthful, wealthy elite, wants to keep it secret, but Diana sees an opportunity to overturn the male status quo by using the lichen to inspire a feminist …
This was a quick read. I think this book was a pretty fair assessment of what would happen if some sort of rare anti-aging substance was found. Okay, the whole woman revolution bit was a bit hard for me to imagine as a likely event, but I couldn't fault Diana's passion for it. Overall, I enjoyed this book. It was a nice read. I love how relatively timeless his books are, despite the obvious historical references which date the book. I could see this happening in the future or in the recent.
Francis Saxover and Diana Brackley, two scientists investigating a rare lichen, discover it has a remarkable property: it retards the aging process. Francis, realising the implications for the world of an ever-youthful, wealthy elite, wants to keep it secret, but Diana sees an opportunity to overturn the male status quo by using the lichen to inspire a feminist revolution. As each scientist wrestles with the implications and practicalities of exploiting the discovery, the world comes ever closer to learning the truth . . . Trouble With Lichen is a scintillating story of the power wielded by science in our lives and asks how much trust should we place in those we appoint to be its guardians?
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