Back to spec-fic, I thought of another one I really enjoyed last summer. It's the perfect discussion book for 50+ too, BTW.
The Unit by Ninni Holmqvist, translated from the Swedish by Marlaine Delargy.
In this dystopian near-future, 50+ women and 60+ men who are single, childless and in jobs that can be done by others, are asked to step aside and check into a home where they will live out their lives in pampered luxury--for a price. I'm not sure what is more chilling--the price they pay, that their society thinks it's the right thing to do, or that they go along with it without resistance.
The book raises the questions,
- What is freedom?
- What is human dignity?
- How do we humans value our selves and each other?
and many others.
A thoroughly provocative book, that really hit home for this single, childless 50+er.
This sounds interesting. I'll get back to you when I finish it. It's currently checked out but I got a hold on it at my library.