Dispassionate Lies by Eileen Schuh
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Dispassionate Lies is a sci-fi novel with themes on women’ s issue mixed with romance. The year is 2035 and Ladesque lives and works in Boulder, Colorado for Global Construction. She has been working on a security programme to get the internet back up and running.The internet no longer rules the world after hackers and security breakdowns infiltrated its very core and data was no longer safe.
Ladesque has personal issues too. Born in the year 2000 she is the result of a generation of chemical birth-control pills. Diagnosed as Asexual, she’s one of 25% of North American females now infertile and lacking libido because of pills their mothers were prescribed. When FBI agent Paul Krimmons approaches Ladesque with a top secret job offer she finds herself attracted to both Paul and the chance to leave Global construction. But she is confused when her body starts to respond sexually to Paul.
Before she commits completely to the new job Ladesque must tie up the loose ends of her own life. She finds that her mother began research into cures for asexuality and finds shocking reports of a drug which could reduce birth rates, stabilise work forces and reduce crime. Digging deeper she uncovers material suggesting both her parents died trying to give their daughter a normal life.
Confused by Paul who swings between support and pressure to commit to the new job, Ladesque turns to fellow worker Roach. He’s against her giving up her life for Skinner’s Box. It’s a new super computer. It will make her a cybernaut and she may no longer exist in human form once she’s wired up to the main frame. It’s a life changing decision and Ladesque uncovers the lies around her and finally decides who she can trust.
This book should make you question just how safe we are in today’s age of technology and think about what we will be passing on to our future generations.
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Rosie Amber 
Another good review, Rosie – good in the sense of how you get to the heart of the book and the issues it raises. I trust your judgement – everything I’ve read that you’ve recommended has been spot on.
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Thank you Noelle, that’s a really lovely compliment.
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You did indeed strike at the heart of the book, Rosie. I appreciate your interest in my books and my career. It is a thrill when readers are both entertained and enlightened by my novels. And thank you, Noelle, for dropping by and taking the time to comment. I hope you enjoy DISPASSIONATE LIES.
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