Book review: Repent Harlequin

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+title = "\"Repent, Harlequin!\" Said the Ticktockman - Harlan Ellison"
+date = 2021-01-20
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+[Wikipedia Summary](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Repent,_Harlequin!%22_Said_the_Ticktockman):
+The story is a satirical look at a dystopian future in which time is strictly
+regulated and everyone must do everything according to an extremely precise
+time schedule.
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+For a short story, with the content coming out of order -- on purpose: the
+author points "I'll first tell you the middle, then the start, and
+the end. Here is the middle" and then "Here is how this begins" -- there are
+some pretty good points here. For example, the fact that we run so much worried
+about being late, and having a time for everything, that the government makes a
+department to make sure things work in precise time for maximal efficiency.
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+Out of that, it is a pretty crazy story. Good, making sense, but crazy,
+nonetheless.Good, making sense, but crazy, nonetheless.Good, making sense, but
+crazy, nonetheless.