Set in a 2054 where humans have locked themselves out of the internet and Elon Musk has incinerated the moon,Set My Heart To Five is the hilarious yet profoundly moving story of one android's emotional awakening.
Unhappy with his programmed job of dentistry and inspired by a love of classic movies,Jared sets out on a bold mission: to use the power of his burgeoning feelings to forever change the world for him and all his kind. Unfortunately,Jared intends to do this by writing his own movie,and things do not proceed according to plan...
Unlike anything you have ever read before,Set My Heart To Five is a book for anybody who has feelings,loves movies,and likes to laugh and cry and sometimes do both at the same time. It comes uniquely guaranteed to make its readers weep a minimum of 29mls of tears.
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Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersISBN: 9780008354244Number of pages: 448Weight: 300 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 29 mm
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'(A) laugh-out-loud funny debut novel... absurdist,outrageous,irreverent and satirical... by the end of Jared's adventures,readers will find themselves left with... an appreciation for the mutuality of all sentient life,and for the universal desire to be acknowledged and appreciated,whether one is birthed from factory or hospital... in Stephenson,Vonnegut may have his first true protege.'- Washington Post
'I doubt I'll encounter a more endearing,more joy-provoking character this year'- The Bookseller
'A truly hilarious,clever,and strangely affecting meditation on the absurdity of Homo sapiens....I cried 67ml of tears'- Saga Magazine
'Funny,original and thought-provoking'- Daily Mail
'It is the closest thing I've read in a long time to Terry Pratchett...You will read this with unadulterated pleasure'- Scotland On Sunday
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