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Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom - Cory Doctorow
In a future utopia - the "Bitchun society" - Jules lives with his girlfriend and best friend in Disney World. While working in the Haunted Mansion, he is killed (which is not a problem because his memory is "backed-up" and loaded into a new body). He is suspicious of Debra, who runs the Hall of Presidents. This is all I can really say about this novel without giving too much away. Jules finds comfort in living in Disney World because of a childhood visit with his parents. He found it to be a "touchstone" - "a constant in a world where everything changed" (96). It represent a place of "happiness, security, efficiency, fantasy" (194). This is Jules delight and downfall. A relatively interesting read, but not great.



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