Bellwether
by Connie Willis

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Book Review: A Clever Dilbertian Tale
Summary: 4 Stars

Connie Willis hits the nail on the head with her portrayal of our society as a herd mentality bent on following the latest trend without thinking about what they are doing or why. At many points in the story her satire would have had me laughing out loud had it not been so soberingly dead-on. In the midst of this insanity, a researcher attempts to discover where fads originate and becomes intrigued by a coworker who seems to be "immune" to them. Their resulting collaboration injects notions from chaos theory into her fad research and, in the end, yields a clever answer.

There is nothing profound about the conclusion that Willis comes to - in fact, it is as much tongue-in-cheek as anything in this story. She makes some minor points regarding chaos theory and the behavior of nonlinear systems, but nothing earth-shattering - this is far from being hard science fiction. Rather, I found it a clever and very enjoyable tale of the chaos that goes on in our everyday lives, both in the workplace and our personal lives, and how some semblance of order emerges from that chaos.

I you're looking for something light and humorous, yet clever and thoughtful, give Bellwether a read. I truly enjoyed it!

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