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title = "\"Repent, Harlequin!\" Said the Ticktockman - Harlan Ellison"
date = 2021-01-20
updated = 2021-02-12

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tags = ["books", "reviews", "short", "harlan ellison", "stars:4", "books:2021",
"published:1965"]
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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.

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.