After Ohle's previous novel, Forgetting, his luckless protagonist Moldenke is in possession of only his name and the bare facts of his former life. He finds himself cruising on the Titanic through a bizarre alternate reality where elective deformation is a fashion trend, neuts and human settlers live together in harmony and the only available form of sustenance is stomach-churning fare. Part political allegory, part sci-fi dystopia, the world Ohle creates is disturbing, yet humorous and oddly compelling.
