I'm bouncing between 3 and 4 for this. I loved the concept because I've always been fascinated with dystopian situations. And this is the quintessential dystopian novel. But I guess I was expecting... more? This book spends so much more time on the philosophy of the environment (including a 17 page book within a book just preaching on socialism. Because you know I didn't get enough of that from Native Son and The Jungle) rather than an actual plot. Book 2 was the best part and is the reason I pushed it up to for, but Book 1 and 3 are much slower paced and generally depressing.

Great last paragraph though.