I plan to read the rest of the series. The results were some very freakish kids, including Siamese twins and an Aqua Boy with only flippers for appendages. It is a fascinating and sometimes gruesome read. A science fiction story about the future in 2300. Everyone lives in skyscraper-type communes and never go out of the buildings.
Sex is shared freely.
Population growth is unchecked and encouraged. Probably one of my favorite reads ever. I've read everything Ms. Kingsolver has written and loved them all. Her writing is so engrossing I feel I am every one of her characters, or at least they are someone I know. This is one of the most engrossing I've ever read.