LeXuS: Mucha, The Consumers - Virginie Bégaudeau

Mucha is 21 when she is finally assigned to District III of Belgrame. She is delighted to join the Consumers and begin a life of freedom. But first, she has some big decisions to make. Which job will she choose? Will she risk everything to become a doctor? And then there is the most important choice of all. With no experience, she must decide on her sexual orientation, which can never, ever be changed. In a dystopian future, the city of Belgrame is governed by a set of laws called LeXuS. Under a strict totalitarian regime, sex has become a privilege which can be bought, sold or earned. Having the right to sex indicates social success, and due to the strict control, sexual crimes have become a distant memory.However, all is not well in Belgrame. A group of renegades are leading a rebellion to overthrow the LeXuS regime and grant sexual freedom to all.Welcome to Belgrame, a city which you will discover through the eyes of its inhabitants. Each character brings a new story, which can be read independently of the others. This is the story of Mucha, matriculation number 35972.