Machines Like Me
by Ian McEwan
Taste attributes: science fictionrobots/ai/spacedramahistoricalslowfresh & originalheavyimaginaryintricateglossyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipsocial commentarytroubled leads
Boxlist takeAn otherworldly, original science-fiction novel: heavy and emotional. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.8 / 5
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About This Book
Machines Like Me is the 15th novel by the English author Ian McEwan. The novel published in 2019 by Jonathan Cape. The novel is set in the 1980s in an alternative history timeline in which the UK lost the Falklands War, Alan Turing is still alive, and the Internet, social media, and self-driving cars already exist.
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- Ian McEwan
- Published
- 2019
- Pages
- 333
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