With this #matchatea I was finally done reading the first book 🙌🏻
It’s funny seeing how the future was predicted during 1981 in this Swedish tv series #kallocain , based on the book. This is quite similar to the classic #1984georgeorwell but surprisingly was rewritten before in the year 1940 … also similar to #thehandmaidstale , I am surprised why no one was interested in remaking this to a new series since the technology, social norms and acting skills are much more advanced now. Because the plot is definitely timeless and juicy👌🏼
The book's plot 📖
Leo kall is a scientist, who is initially very loyal to the government and develops the truth drug Kallocain. It has the effect that anyone who takes it will reveal anything, even things of which they were not consciously aware.
Major themes include the notion of the self in a totalitarian state, the meaning of life, and the power of love. Another central theme is the criminalization of thoughts. Oneself is not an individual, but rather a part of the state. And through the effects of Kallocain, the last sanctuary of self is invaded. Apart from the laboratory work and testing by Leo Kall, much of the novel takes place in the home of Leo and Linda in a city intended for the chemical industry.
It’s funny seeing how the future was predicted during 1981 in this Swedish tv series #kallocain , based on the book. This is quite similar to the classic #1984georgeorwell but surprisingly was rewritten before in the year 1940 … also similar to #thehandmaidstale , I am surprised why no one was interested in remaking this to a new series since the technology, social norms and acting skills are much more advanced now. Because the plot is definitely timeless and juicy👌🏼
The book's plot 📖
Leo kall is a scientist, who is initially very loyal to the government and develops the truth drug Kallocain. It has the effect that anyone who takes it will reveal anything, even things of which they were not consciously aware.
Major themes include the notion of the self in a totalitarian state, the meaning of life, and the power of love. Another central theme is the criminalization of thoughts. Oneself is not an individual, but rather a part of the state. And through the effects of Kallocain, the last sanctuary of self is invaded. Apart from the laboratory work and testing by Leo Kall, much of the novel takes place in the home of Leo and Linda in a city intended for the chemical industry.
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