High-Rise: A Novel

High-rise is a dystopian near future story about a new series of high rises that are built to be a self-sustaining community. Here, classes range from working class on the lower levels to the highest of the upper class towards the top. The building is equipped with pools, grocery stores, and even schools. The only reason the tenants leave is to go to work. Then, the new building starts experiencing power outages and other issues that spark animosity between the upper and lower tenants, and soon becomes an uncontrollable battle of supremacy. The story is a social commentary on how the animosity between classes can fester until it explodes into chaos, and when pushed far enough, people can easily revert to their baser instincts for survival. Filled with unsettling interactions and grotesque desires, this story keeps you entertained as you watch the characters you thought you understood devolve into something else entirely.