** spoiler alert ** 
 I have a weak spot for novels featuring a utopian society, and I definitely like the way this one is presented. And considering it was written almost a century ago, I'm impressed with its ability to remain somewhat relevant. Toward the end, though, I started to lose focus. I know there were some important things happening in the end, but the way it was done was too easy. I wanted to see things happening, not listen (well, read) a conversation. I'm divided on the ending. While John's demise is unfortunate, it seems out of character. I wanted him to run away again, or lash back, or do anything but give up hope. I didn't get the "utopia doesn't work" feel that I should have, because (as we know from other novels with the same premise) it doesn't work. They won, and I'm not sure what that says about society.