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The Last Book In The Universe by Rodman Philbrick?

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The Last Book in the Universe by Rodman Philbrick

This reminds me of a book I read in elementary school, The Last Book in the Universe. It was set in a futuristic, apocalyptic world where there were these things called "mind probes".

The mind probes were essentially needles that you hooked up to your brain and you could experience a fantasy world for a set period of time. A porno where you were the star, an adventure movie where you were the hero, living in the Garden of Eden...anything.

The only problem was it was like a drug. People got addicted to it and became vegetables, leaking brain fluid everywhere and becoming dead to the world.

It's a good book, and the message pertains to this and rings true. I think there might become an underground black market for these artificial heavens, and people would start abusing it so they could live out their fantasies even while they were perfectly healthy.

It's a good idea, but it could be extremely dangerous as well.

The Last Book in the Universe?

Here are a couple of books that have similar elements, but I'm not sure either book is a match:

The Last Book in the Universe

The Secret Under My Skin

I don't think either book was a series.

How about The Last Book In The Universe? I don't remember anyone being hamstrung, but there were some violent bits. It's YA, post-apocalyptic and there are gangs. After your time range, though, so maybe not.

The Last Book in the Universe by Rodman Philbrick. My favorite book actually.

I would try [The Last Book in the Universe] (http://www.amazon.com/The-Last-Book-In-Universe/dp/0439087597). It's an easy read, I think it would fall into the "young adult" age group. But it's heavy. Still sticks with me.