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A beautiful, thoughtful, strange dystopian view of future society that dyes the skin of convicts, color coded to their crimes. Think of this as THE SCARLET LETTER, but set in the future, and then follow the life of one man, found guilty of a most despicable crime, as he tries to survive in an exiled wasteland as a pariah. It’s a strong story and a fascinating take on guilt and redemption.
This is copy 14 of 65 signed and numbered copies.
Vivid and convincing future tale of a shattered America, specifically California, where the population is divided between city enclaves and outsiders who live in a semi-wilderness. Those convicted of crimes in the enclaves are dyed a particular color (depending on the crime) from head to toe and expelled into the wilderness, where they are also viewed as outcasts. The story follows one such individual as he wanders from place to place. Sharply written with some very effective scenes and a thorou...
REVIEWED: The Burden of IndigoWRITTEN BY: Gene O'NeillPUBLISHED: March, 2002This is a strangely beautiful story set in a dystopian society of an outcast's journey of hope and morality. I say " strangely beautiful," because the protagonist is a convicted pedophile, yet the reader is drawn into empathizing and rooting for someone who, under most any other circumstances, would be found appalling and despicable. In this not-too-distant-future, criminals have their skin dyed according to the severity...
A reasonable story.
