Genre : Science Fiction Format : E-Book Pages : 97 Published : 1958

“There were so many people , so many faces . After awhile it got so they all seemed to look alike . Yes , and breathed alike , and felt alike when you were squeezed up against them , and you were always being squeezed up against them , wherever you went .”

Summary : In the future our life on Earth will change for the better in many ways . War is gone , there is enough synthetic food for everyone , disease is pretty much eliminated , and people are living longer than ever . That leaves us with one major problem … overpopulation and it’s driving our protagonist Harry nuts . Hell , he attempts suicide and gets put in a mental facility . Harry grows to like the facility as he gets a nurse as a lover and fresh air . Then he encounters a journalist disguised as a faculty staff member and the journalist tells Harry that he is being experimented on . Somehow Harry having fun time with the nurse is supposed to help fight overpopulation . How ? Well , let’s just say it’s a small world after all .

” Old-fashioned theologians , Harry remembered , used to argue whether there was a Hell , and if so , had it been created by God or the Devil ? Too bad they weren’t around today to get an answer to their questions . There was a Hell , and it had been created by General Motors . “

Review : This book is a roller coaster . It just keeps twisting and turning throughout without much time to waste . A dystopian future combined with Robert Bloch’s dark ironic sense of humor , there is no reason for you not to get this !

“They all made the mistake of worrying about the hydrogen-bomb instead of the sperm-bomb . “

Recommendations : Books 1. Friday by Robert A. Heinlein 2. The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum 3. Vampire Hunter D Volume 1 by Hideyuki Kikuchi 4. Citizen of the Galaxy by Robert A. Heinlein 5. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Philip K. Dick

Songs : 1. It’s a Small World (After All) – Disneyland Boys Choir 2. Eve of Destruction – Barry McGuire 3. What I’ve Done – Linkin Park 4. Another Way to Die – Disturbed 5. Zombie Nation – Kernkraft 400

Movies : 1. The Wizard of Oz(1939) 2.The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) 3. Soylent Green (1973) 4. Logan’s Run (1976) 5. Death Race 2000 (1975)