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A review by nkmeyers
Plum Rains by Andromeda Romano-Lax
3.0
It's really a 3.75 but who's counting?
Why? It's derivative.
But, it's a uniquely female voice and perspective that explores territories worth visiting again.
It takes you right to the heart of how belongingness, relatedness, the shifting vagaries of power and the pinball-like trajectories of life create the human condition. How would the "perfectly learnable" brain interpret the ethics of fitting into contemporary society ? Would such a perfectly learnable brain come to love? to risk?
It's not the end of Bladerunner, it's not [b:Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?|36402034|Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?|Philip K. Dick|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1507838927l/36402034._SY75_.jpg|830939], it's not [b:50 Years of Silence|1665126|50 Years of Silence|Jan Ruff-O'Herne|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1186569859l/1665126._SY75_.jpg|1659994], it's not [b:I, Robot|41804|I, Robot (Robot, #0.1)|Isaac Asimov|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388321463l/41804._SX50_.jpg|1796026], instead it's sort of a mash-up of all this and more.
Why? It's derivative.
But, it's a uniquely female voice and perspective that explores territories worth visiting again.
It takes you right to the heart of how belongingness, relatedness, the shifting vagaries of power and the pinball-like trajectories of life create the human condition. How would the "perfectly learnable" brain interpret the ethics of fitting into contemporary society ? Would such a perfectly learnable brain come to love? to risk?
It's not the end of Bladerunner, it's not [b:Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?|36402034|Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?|Philip K. Dick|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1507838927l/36402034._SY75_.jpg|830939], it's not [b:50 Years of Silence|1665126|50 Years of Silence|Jan Ruff-O'Herne|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1186569859l/1665126._SY75_.jpg|1659994], it's not [b:I, Robot|41804|I, Robot (Robot, #0.1)|Isaac Asimov|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1388321463l/41804._SX50_.jpg|1796026], instead it's sort of a mash-up of all this and more.