Before establishing a permanent home in Australia, she spent seven years working and studying in France, England, and the United States. But my baggages aren’t the same as those of any of these characters—mine are considerably less dramatic. I am naturally a massive fan of Dystopia novels so I couldn't wait to read Perfection from the first moment that I heard of it.

Sister Gabriela studied iconography on the recommendation of St Sophrony before joining the monastery. If you are a dystopian fan, Perfection is different from many of the dystopias out there, and is something you might want to check out. If you could imagine a female Arnold Schwarzenegger-Terminator-figure who has been assigned to kill, that would be a fair comparison. I enjoyed this book 100% there were so many references in the story that I connected to which made the reading experience great.The first step is understanding perfectionism and recognising that our need for perfection is largely conditioned by our culture. George Hirch, Der Vater, has devoted his life's work to creating the perfect soldier formed in the image Hitler believed to superior - platinum hair, blue eyes, porcelain skin, having superior strength, intelligence, as well as "special abilities. Freddy is a man making the best of his circumstances, finding ways to enjoy a life in spite of being locked in a dying town by aging relatives. But they have a long and fascinating history, from the pedagogic and military cultures of the ancient world to the sun swept beaches of California in the 1940s and 50s, through to the metrosexual body culture of today.

If he thinks they aren't perfect in their genetics and abilities, then the soldiers are suppose to eliminate them. The three characters whose thoughts we are permitted to know—Harley, Douglas, and Felicity—are all influenced by society’s expectations about what a man or woman is supposed to be. Australia lives with a strange contradiction—our national image of ourselves is one of the Outback, and yet nearly all us live in big cities. When I first found out about that I wasn’t sure if I would enjoy the book, but to be honest I think the whole historical reference thing interested me because I knew what they were talking about. In Curran’s view, society doesn’t view perfectionism as a problem and instead considers it “our favourite flaw” (17).In the chapter, “Accept yourself”, Curran offers some practical and realistic advice for those struggling with perfectionism. Shaker: Function, Purity, Perfection is an homage to the traditional Shaker values of grace and simplicity. This book is more a case of what the world would be like if Hitler had been successful in creating his "perfect" Aryan race.