Mania is set in an alternate modern reality in which eveyone is supposed to be viewed as intellectually equal. This of course leads to a turning of tides where everyone is too careful about how the 'alternative procssecors' are treated and they are put in a position of superiority.
Pearson Converse is against the MPC movement, unashamdely. Her best friend Emory Ruth would much rather ride the wave of the changing tide in order to better her career.
I really liked the premise of this book and the commentary on social movements throughout. However, I found Pearson insufferable, it's probably another aspect of the social commentary but she is obssessed with intelligence and proving that she is worthy of her stance against MPC, especially with the high level of vocab she uses. She states multiple times that she isn't smart so to me it reads as her trying to show off how much better higher intelligence is. Unfortunately, this made it a tough read for me.
I think the characterisation of Emory and Lucy are done really well. Emory seems two-dimensional - forming opinions of her own based on opinions of society. She is actually rather intelligent herself and makes the claim at the beginning that she is merely policing herself outside of the radio station to not slip up at work, and eventually starts forming her own opinion pieces. Lucy is a good example of firstly how the careful treatment leads to the superiority of the 'd-word' population and secondly a victim of a society that has failed her. She becomes smug and righteous in her own home, lording the fact that she can have CPS remove her and her siblings over Pearsons head.
Overall I did enjoy the plotline but some of the characters and story points fell a bit flat for me.
Pearson Converse is against the MPC movement, unashamdely. Her best friend Emory Ruth would much rather ride the wave of the changing tide in order to better her career.
I really liked the premise of this book and the commentary on social movements throughout. However, I found Pearson insufferable, it's probably another aspect of the social commentary but she is obssessed with intelligence and proving that she is worthy of her stance against MPC, especially with the high level of vocab she uses. She states multiple times that she isn't smart so to me it reads as her trying to show off how much better higher intelligence is. Unfortunately, this made it a tough read for me.
I think the characterisation of Emory and Lucy are done really well. Emory seems two-dimensional - forming opinions of her own based on opinions of society. She is actually rather intelligent herself and makes the claim at the beginning that she is merely policing herself outside of the radio station to not slip up at work, and eventually starts forming her own opinion pieces. Lucy is a good example of firstly how the careful treatment leads to the superiority of the 'd-word' population and secondly a victim of a society that has failed her. She becomes smug and righteous in her own home, lording the fact that she can have CPS remove her and her siblings over Pearsons head.
Overall I did enjoy the plotline but some of the characters and story points fell a bit flat for me.