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I found the first have the book frustrating and tedious because it was from the perspective of an Android. There were also holes and contradictions in Ishiguro's created world and in the rules of the robots. Still, the plot was compelling and Ishiguro is clearly incredibly talented - the differences between the narration and dialogue are wild and have you craving the humans' words.
The first few chapters were so ambitious, Powers describes this thing this half an idea that's ethereal and also very concrete. You want to keep reading just to keep feeling close to that idea. By the end though I had lost what was so inspiring about it and the writing felt overwrought and corny.
Required reading in the year 2020. I'm not interested in climate science, but understanding what's coming for us – and what needs to be done to stop it – is a worthy endeavor.
Required reading for desi's. Makes you cry and wonder if your parents know you and stuff, you know, the usual
Patroclus is a nerd and it's not 1:1 with the Iliad but still beautiful. The ending makes the whole thing worth it.
Beautifully written, i cried a few times while reading it. It's a book for any child of the hindustani diaspora. about identity, sexuality, self-worth, ancestry. It's hard for second gen(?) kids to feel connected to anything and this book makes me think that feeling connects us i guess
Pretty much required reading for everyone American alive right now. The “fault lines” thesis is a lil week imo, but it's literally just a book of massively important context for all the polarization we see in the US rn
I read this during a pandemic because I was sad about pretty much everything else I was reading. Solid book, really engaging. Not really mind-boggling or crazy intense or anything, but it makes you feel nice when Christopher begins solving problems and bummed out when he struggles. It's nice.
