Product Description

Set 150 years after the unification of the nations, Chip fights a desperate battle for freedom in a world benumbed by chemistry and computerization. Chip's grandfather, Papa Jan, first wakens him to a sense of his individuality and later other people crucially affect Chip's life.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1296520 in Books
• Published on: 1994-06-30
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 336 pages

Customer Reviews

A Great futuristic novel!!!!
This is a great book. As easy as that.
Though 1984 and, maybe 451 fahrenheit may be the closest to what could happen in a real-life situation, I like "this perfect day" the most.
Basically it describes what happens in a world based on societies where everything and everyone is standardized. Even the people. Everything changes with the birth of Chip, with two eyes of different color. Why is he different? What does it mean? It's a futuristic book, picturing a dark and authority-controlled society where everything goes by the rules, and dissenters are removed.
It's scary, intimidating and brilliant. Read it.

This book has not gotten the attention it deserves, in my opinion. It's better than Huxley's "brave new world", and still that book is the most famous.

Anyway, if you like "1984", "Brave New World" or "451 fahrenheit", check out this one. And while you're at it, read Ayn Rand's "Anthem", the book that started it all. See if you figure it out why she wrote it.

One of the best books in the genre!

An inetelligent, feelgood novel
I first read this book more than 15 years ago, around the same time that I met my husband. I loaned it to him and he loved it too - I knew we were on the same wavelenth!
Yes, it's science fiction, something that doesn't usually appeal to me, but it's also a wonderful novel about a man's struggle for freedom and love. I was with Chip all the way along his journey, urging him forward, sharing in his frustration and shedding tears over his eventual triumph. A lovely book that leaves you feeling proud and grateful for the (relative) freedom we have.

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This perfect day is the story of a child living in a perfect society, the difference between him and everyone else is that he has different coloured eyes, the first hint that he is special. His slightly extravagant grandfather, partly responsible for building unicomp, the computer that regulates and controls evervbodies lives, refers to this child as a "chip off the old block" and thus the name 'chip' being assigned to him and used through out the book.

With regualr injections designed to lower humanities abilities, imaginations and libidos, humanity becomes a series of drones. Even their names are taken from them, for each sex there are only four names to choose from, followed by a series of numbers identifying where they live etc. The names come from the christian names of the so called founders of their perfect world.

Basically this book shows reality in a very unreal world. It is very explicit about every part of the characters lives allowing you to emphatically understand them when they break free from the control of Unicomp.

If you have ever seen, read, heard any sci-fi you will enjoy this book. It is deeply profound and makes your imagination run wild. You'll find yourself reffering to it in your everyday life. It is one of those books that can appeal to anybody and will leave it's mark on you. The political message it leaves concerns all aspects of everyday life that can be interpreted by everyone in their own different and personal way. Although old this book will never date and will always be a relevant comparison to the state of humanity.