Always interesting to read a future written before the internet came along. ( )

A "fix-up" novel assembled from stories that I'm pretty sure were unrelated when I read them in their original appearance. It's pretty underrated. It's a melancholic novel about a dysfunction rich family (which is financially rich as well) in the 21st and 22nd centuries and how technologies such as genetic engineering and mind uploading enables them to treat each other as means rather than ends. Humorous future detail: The Outrage Channel ( )