Book Log 2016 #25: Unlocked by John Scalzi

 In his novel Lock In (which I've read but apparently forgot to log; it's really good, go read it), we're introduced to a world which has become accustomed to the effects of Haden's Syndrome, a virally-created condition where people become entrapped in their bodies, cognitively unimpaired but stuck in a body that no longer moves. Technology has bridged the gap, allowing those afflicted to be part of the world again through a robot-like device popularly called a threep.  It's an interesting book about what makes us human, and what it means to be part of society and personal communities.

Unlocked is an oral history of Haden's, providing several first-person accounts as to how the disease started, progressed, and was discovered to leave its victims mentally whole but unable to let anyone know it. It's a brisk read - novella length and well-written to tell the story of the disease and the people touched by it - and an excellent companion piece to the novel.