A couple of weeks ago I read The Unit by Ninni Holmqvist. It's not a short book-268 pages but I finished it in one day-mostly because, while it was fascinating, it was also so disturbing that I just didn't want to have to spend any more time with it than just that one day. It's a dystopian society, although set in a current time frame. At the age of 50 you have to present proof that you are "needed" by someone-a husband who loves you, children who need you, and siblings don't count. If you cannot provide that proof then you are collected by a bus and taken to The Unit where your every need-food, shelter, entertainment, arts, medical, etc-is taken care of quite lavishly and to keep you in the best health possible. In exchange for this end-of-life care you agree to be used in medical experiments and harvested piece by piece to be donated to the "neededs" until, ultimately, your final donation. At the end we find out that the pool of childless men and women is decreasing and protected professions, such as teachers amd medical personnel, are now being taken if they were childless. And there is talk of even lowering the age limit. A very scary book.