If these things annoy you as much as they annoy me, then this is probably not worth reading. More acute themes deal with desires, sexual, for life, and love. Very much alike at first, Derek chose a different path from Tristram and pretends to be homosexual while in public, to help his career as a government official. Set in the near future, The Wanting Seed is a Malthusian comedy about the strange world overpopulation will produce. Refresh and try again. With the help of his cellmate, Tristram escapes and tries to rejoin his wife. Religion, government, and history are also addressed. In regard to those latter few complaints, it's true that an author is a product of his or her time period. It can only grow north and west now. She seeks solace in her brother-in-law Derek Foxe, whose career has grown thanks to his willingness to act gay. Homosexuality. Religion, government, and history are also addressed. She has sex with her husband, Tristram, and his brother, Derek, within a 24-hour time span, thus the paternity of her twin boys is uncertain. London has grown so wildly that it has reached its south and east-most shores. The Wanting Seed (1962) “It’s sapiens to be homo” is the watchword of the society of Anthony Burgess’ novel The Wanting Seed (1962) in what is described on the blurb as a Malthusian comedy. Tristram Foxe and his wife, Beatrice-Joanna, live in their skyscraper world of spacelessness where official family limitation glorifies homosexuality ("It's Sapiens to be Homo"). We get to watch the main character grow up and change over a wild adventure that leads him all over Britain. Stream Tracks and Playlists from The Wanting Seed on your desktop or mobile device. Eventually, their world is transformed into a chaos of cannibalistic dining-clubs, fantastic fertility rituals, and wars without anger. Especially towards the end, I found myself skimming more than reading. Although the novel addresses many societal issues, the primary subject is overpopulation and its relation to culture. Breeding is shunned, a social faux pas. The journey reminded me. A significant portion of the book is a condemnation of war. All of this negation of fecundity is creating a backlash - crops are failing, animals are dying. The characters act solely out of self-concern; it's near impossible to care for any of them. 16 Tracks. It tells the story of how society crumbles around the main characters, Tristam Foxe and Beatrice-Joanna, as overpopulation drives it into anarchical behaviour, cannibalism and chaotic orgies in revolt of the Malthusian world and the government's strict anti-natal policies. The Wanting Seed is an Orwellian imagining of a future wherein the earth is so taxed by overpopulation that homosexuality is encouraged and is necessary to achieve promotion in society. If you like unbelievable use of Vocabulary you will like Anthony Burgess. 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