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Article: Tale of corporate greed falls short of satire
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- November 8, 2001
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Tale of corporate greed falls short of satire
By OLINE H. COGDILL
Knight Ridder
Thursday, November 8, 2001
Deep Water. By S.V. Date. Putnam. 210 pages. $23.95.
Life in Serenity, Fla., is not living up to its name. Built to be
the "ideal" community adjacent to Whipple mega-theme park near
Orlando, Serenity has become a miserable place to live.
The community's strict rules have made the place a virtual prison
where glorified security guards act like real cops.
Residents are prohibited from suing or even complaining thanks to
an always overlooked clause in the closing statements. While the
houses look pretty on the outside, inside they are falling apart.
Since Lew Peters took over the Whipple ...