I've read this for the first time, and was really impressed with parts of it. I especially enjoyed how this peaceful (albeit sterile) society was slowly revealed to be just another form of horrifying dystopia, but I wish that some details had been thought through a little more. Why is sunshine such a new memory, for example? These people aren't nocturnal, as far as I can tell. They go outside. Social mores may have changed but they haven't - and can't - affect the physical structure of the solar system. And how do people stop seeing colour, or hearing music? I also found it difficult to fathom how people could form the emotional bonds of close friendship, such as that between Jacob and Asher, but still be essentially indifferent to the bonds formed in the nuclear family (apparently once the kids reach their majority, the parents go off to live with the other Childless Adults and no-one bothers with each other ever again).

The psychology of fascism is so interestingly explored here. I just wish that it wasn't the only thing explored, because the world itself is so unconvincing that I find it hard to give it any credence.