I think the problem I had with this book was that it was completely alienating. Like, I get that that's half the point but I felt totally devoid of feeling about any of the characters.

Sure, the premise is interesting, and it's kind of well thought out, though it did feel really laboured at times. I liked the world building at the start and the debate section at the end was great - but the book would be a complete failure without it and I could have just read some philosophy, the bible and some Shakespeare.

It's excruciatingly racist and sexist and ableist surprise surprise, with the alphas all appearing to be white and the epsilon characters often described as dark and/or simian and/or stunted.

In an exploration of what it is to be human, to be free, to feel and be happy, it's one to read but it has a lot of problems.