Dystopian
The continuous Katherine Mortenhoe
1975·253 pages
In a near-future world, Katherine Mortenhoe faces terminal illness and loss of privacy to a reality TV-obsessed public. A prescient sci-fi drama on death and surveillance.
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In a near-future world, Katherine Mortenhoe faces terminal illness and loss of privacy to a reality TV-obsessed public. A prescient sci-fi drama on death and surveillance.
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"Katherine Mortenhoe's world looks very similar to our own, except that in this near future medical science has found the cure for death--or eliminated nearly every cause for it other than old age. So when Katherine is diagnosed with a terminal brain disease caused by an inability to process an ever-increasing volume of sensory input, she immediately becomes a celebrity to the "pain-starved public." But Katherine will not agree to be the star of the TV show Human Destiny, her last days will not ...
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Minor references to illness and death; no graphic violence.
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Central themes of surveillance, privacy loss, and media exploitation in a dystopian society.
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Emotional suffering due to terminal illness and loss of privacy; no physical abuse depicted.
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