![]() ![]() ![]() Human contact unmediated by sterile, digitized perfection is messy, imperfect and even dangerous, but she’s willing to pay the price. Independent, courageous and immensely likable, Maddie is the heart of this story. Over time, Maddie grows weaker continued resistance results in an ever-longer sentence that she’s unlikely to survive. ![]() ![]() She’s supported by allies new and old, especially charismatic rebel Justin, her romantic and political partner in the fight to experience the sensory world directly. Incarcerated, Maddie stubbornly fights the powerful conditioning. Online funerals console the bereaved through forums and photos, rather than the warmth of human contact. Nightclub partygoers dance and interact through sophisticated digital avatars. Kids attend school from the safety of their bedrooms. In 2060, Americans live an increasingly virtual existence (think "Half-Life"). In this sequel to Awaken (2011), Maddie’s rebellion against digital school and social networking run amok land her in a detention center where detainees are conditioned to fear physical contact and transformed into pliant consumers content to conduct their lives online. ![]()
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