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Mania
Book • 2024
In 'Mania', Lionel Shriver critiques the extremes of political correctness and radical egalitarianism through a satirical narrative.
The story is set in a world where the Mental Parity Movement has abolished exams, degrees, and formal education, promoting the idea that all human brains are the same.
The protagonist, Pearson Converse, rebels against this new order, facing dire consequences, while her friend Emory Ruth embraces the movement.
The novel explores the consequences of such a society on various aspects of life, including education, healthcare, and politics.
The story is set in a world where the Mental Parity Movement has abolished exams, degrees, and formal education, promoting the idea that all human brains are the same.
The protagonist, Pearson Converse, rebels against this new order, facing dire consequences, while her friend Emory Ruth embraces the movement.
The novel explores the consequences of such a society on various aspects of life, including education, healthcare, and politics.
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Recommended by Alexandra Sewitch-Bass, Culture Editor at The Economist, as a novel about cancel culture.
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Reviewed by Maureen Corrigan, a satire on the mental parity movement in an alternative America.
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Maureen Corrigan , highlighting its satirical take on the mental parity movement and anti-intellectualism.
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Ricardo Araújo Pereira como um livro que faz rir, ambientado em uma sociedade onde a igualdade de inteligência é levada ao extremo.
Ricardo Araújo Pereira como um livro que faz rir, ambientado em uma sociedade onde a igualdade de inteligência é levada ao extremo.
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