Ooof.
This is a rough book. It is set in a dark, sad world—the west coast of the
United States after nuclear war has made Earth nearly uninhabitable. Most
humans have fled to Mars where they are colonizing the planet and are served by
humanoid androids. The androids often flee to Earth where they try to live
without being detected. The book primarily follows a bounty hunter who hunts
down and kills androids.
It is a
very difficult book to read because of the setting and the character we follow.
The setting is nasty and post-apocalyptic. The main character is no better than
a murderer, as none of the androids threaten the lives of others. The book is
all about what makes a person human and focuses on empathy as the key
attribute. But if empathy is the thing that makes someone human, how can a
human be a bounty hunter and kill androids for whom he feels empathy. It’s just
kind of sad to read. That sad it’s a good book, but a sad book.
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