This book is slow, character focused, and not much happens...and I really enjoyed it! If you're looking for action or detailed world-building this isn't the book for you. What you get instead is a deep dive into the lives of two women, and a well-crafted exploration of what it means to be human, to ...
I picked up "Plum Rains" because the premise interested me: a near-future Japan where longevity is rising, fertility is falling and the Japanese, dependent on immigrants for many personal services, start to introduce AI-driven robots that grow and learn as they interact with their owners. I'd imag...
It is 2029 and the first world is troubled by an aging population compounded by a worldwide fertility crisis. In Japan this crisis has led to the importation of immigrant workers to care for the elderly, but the culture and the politics make it incredibly difficult for workers. All are required to p...
Behave is the third novel by Andromeda Romano-Lax. It's about the experiments of John Watson, and his second wife Rosalie Raymer, on children trying to determine if fear behaviors are learned, or if they can be conditioned. Watson's most notorious experiment was on "little Albert", a nine month ol...
Title: BehaveAuthor: Andromeda Romano-LaxPublisher: Soho PressReviewed By: Arlena DeanRating: FourReview:"Behave" by Andromeda Romano-LaxMy Thoughts....This is a interesting historical fiction however, based on a true storyabout 'parenthood, marriage, feminism, mistakes, sex, science, and religion,'...
Made it through 72 pages. Dry and not believable. Didn't feel authentic. Her voice as Ernst is not plausible, and how did the brothers, Enzo and Cosimo just happen to speak German?
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