{"product_id":"the-controlled-p-j-willett-9781957010113","title":"The Controlled","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Controlled\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is an urban science fiction about a group of disparate characters, trapped in a school by a gang of\u003cbr\u003ederanged students. It is set in a post-Brexit nation, where cruelty trumps competence, and inequality is intensifying. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA selection of Subs (the school's worst students) undergo an experiment designed to teach them restraint. But, when\u003cbr\u003esomething goes wrong, their minds are trapped in bodies they cannot control - passengers in the unravelling nightmare. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the Subs' violent rampage threatens to expose the school's dubious practice, someone must risk everything to save them all. However, in a society that reveres malice, justice rarely prevails. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTold from the perspective of each of the varied characters, a gradual reveal of consequences builds to a claustrophobic\u003cbr\u003efinale, challenging our original impression of who anyone really is. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Controlled\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on the events of a single day in the not-too-distant future, that will give rise to the spread of an\u003cbr\u003eepidemic in the dumbest of dystopias. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWillett comes in the tradition of JG Ballard: nightmarish, a bleak warning, yet filled with humanity. One of the best, most assured debut novels I've read in some time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Niven\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDetail by terrifying detail, \u003ci\u003e The Controlled\u003c\/i\u003e slowly reveals a violent, dark, and gritty near-future dystopia. Focused up close-and-personal on a group of students and educators, these very real, very flawed people's stories, vibrantly rendered and\u003cbr\u003etrue to life, are a horror show of systemic injustice and class exploitation. Strong emotional responses pull the reader in, \u003cbr\u003eto root for many characters and despise others. A thoroughly engaging book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathy L. Brown\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Big Cinch\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFast paced and disturbing in the kind of way that makes you want to flip to the next page as quickly as possible, P.J. Willett's \u003ci\u003eThe Controlled\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of what happens when a system of authority under the guise of education attempts to take over not just the minds, but the bodies of students deemed out of control, who are known as SUBS. The result is a gripping tale of brutal consequences to the deserved and undeserved alike. Bookended by a clever and original beginning and ending chapter, this is a great book for fans of dystopian stories that revolve around Orwellian appetites for power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan R. Rose\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eCarrion, The Spirit of Laughter\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGato Y Lobo\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e P. J. Willett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1957010118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781957010113\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Montag Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/17\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.58d","brand":"P. J. Willett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48486514819327,"sku":"9781957010113","price":17.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_751b10dd-8fa4-46e0-8699-e08a64614411.jpg?v=1778055763","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-controlled-p-j-willett-9781957010113","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}