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The Delusions of Others | Lionel Shriver
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The Delusions of Others | Lionel Shriver

Imagine a world where it's illegal to discriminate against the stupid

Are we all suffering from an induced mental illness? Are we all forced to participate in the delusions of others? How did we allow ourselves to be dominated by the insane?

These are not easy questions, however, they are constant themes in the works of Lionel Shriver, the acclaimed novelist, author of We Need to Talk About Kevin and most recently, Mania, set in a dystopian parallel world in which discrimination of the basis of intelligence is made illegal. A perfect novel for all you Heretics!

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