In the Lives of Puppets

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In the Lives of Puppets

In the Lives of Puppets

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There is so much to enjoy in Under the Whispering Door, but what I cherish the most is its compassion for the little things—a touch, a glance, a precious piece of dialogue—healing me, telling me that for all the strangenesses I hold, I am valued, valid—and maybe even worthy of love.” — Ryka Aoki author of Light from Uncommon Stars My heart. My soul. My humanity. Klune has done it again. He has written a story that has touched my very core. Author TJ Klune invites you deep into the heart of a peculiar forest and on the extraordinary journey of a family assembled from spare parts… I enjoy post-apocalyptic stories and stories that question what it means to be human. What is humanity, and what makes someone human or not? But I guess I like them darker and more intense. Because this book was so filled with hopefulness and optimism that it bothered me.

It’s here where it’s worth saying that categorizing In the Lives of Puppets as science fiction or fantasy is an arguable thing. If you’re looking for an answer to that (and you certainly don’t need one to enjoy this book, or any book for that matter), one way to describe In the Lives of Puppets is “sci-fi with fantastical elements.” Another way to describe the novel is “a good book,” if that description is of more interest to you.) While Victor was growing up, he fixed two other robots that were relegated to the scrap pile long ago—the hilariously abrupt Nurse Ratched, who doles out one-liners that will leave you chortling, and the happily eager Rambo, a Roomba-esque vacuum cleaner who loves nothing more than cleaning up anything and everything. Life is good for Victor and his family as they live in the isolated cocoon of the forest. But the world he lives in is a grim one, where sentient robots have turned against their human creators and decidedly eradicated the species from the planet. Victor has never seen another human in his 19 years alive (or any working robots besides Gio, Ratchet and Rambo, for that matter), and for all he knows he could be the last human left. I think I like T.J. Klune's writing more when it's filled with angst. Green Creek continues to be one of my favorite series of all time, and to this day, I haven't finished rereading it because it makes me sob every book. I can now say with the utmost confidence that T.J. Klune has the gift of making me feel too many feels with his heart-wrenching and moving prose - In the Lives of Puppets is no exception and the certified proof of that. An homage to Pinocchio, a testament to humanity and all the possibilities that we have yet to overcome and achieve - this book was so very gripping, so lush with detail, so intimate in its character development, so very profound in making me think. In all my days, in all my travels, I’ve never come across a more foolish bunch. And I think it fits. Humans were foolish. Careless. Cruel. But only a few. Most were full of light.”

Vic shook his head. They were his best friends in all the world. He didn’t know what that said about him. Probably nothing good. But they were like him, in a way, even though he was flesh and blood and the others were wires and metal. Regardless of what they were made of, all had their wires crossed, or so Vic chose to believe.

Now on to the reasons why I still say I loved this book, as I do believe it’s greater than the sum of its parts. While I can’t say it’s perfect, when it wants to be serious, there’s a gorgeous picture painted here. I can honestly say that I teared up several times throughout the story. It must be T.J. Klune’s signature whimsical charm! Any story that’s about fighting fate, I’m there, I’m seated! Anyway, so normally the books I read remind me of a few other things (like a song or a movie), and I know this is a loose retelling of Pinocchio, but I was reminded me of about a million other stories! It constantly had me like, “hey, this is like that thing from that one thing!” So instead of peppering them around evenly like a normal person, I think I’ll just list them all here so I don’t seem like I’m trying to brag as if I’m Mr. Pop Culture or whatever. When reading this, I couldn’t help but see constant shades of: WALL-E, Mass Effect 3, Terminator 2, Blade Runner, Fallout 4, and finally… The Iron Giant! Phew, that’s a lot of things! All of which have similar themes nature vs. nurture, and questions whether or not a machine can move past its programing and become something more, maybe even something human. And like many of those stories, the answer given is a resounding “yes!” ...There are no strings on me. All in all, I just think that this story has a really lovely message that it’s never too late to become a better person, and that any person, human or machine, is never too far gone. What else is there to say? This book is flawed, messy, and sometimes even inconsistent. Yet it remains beautiful and poignant all the same. I think that’s enough. New York Times bestselling author TJ Klune invites you deep into the heart of a peculiar forest and on the extraordinary journey of a family assembled from spare parts. People smiling and blushing when they saw each other, doing things they might not normally do, all in the name of love. He’d never had anyone to flirt with before. It sounded extraordinarily complicated.” And how can I forget Victor - that sweet precious lonely boy, the last of his kind, the answer to saving humanity, who Gio described with such fondness -- But leave it to Klune to tell a story set in one of the grimmest futures those of us made of flesh and bone could imagine and still tell a tale full of love, hope, and heartache. With love comes pain. But it also brings a life worth living. And in In the Lives of Puppets, love and life continue on, even in a world where humans are all but a memory and the robots who remain are far from living in a just society.

He did,” Dad agreed. “And I won’t take it from you. It is yours for as long as you want it. But be warned, a heart is not like the battery you used to have. It’s strong, but fragile.” Giovanni thinks this little boy is consultation price of universe for his loneliness so he raises him as his son and calls him Victor. The day Vic salvages and repairs an unfamiliar android labelled 'HAP', he learns of a shared dark past between Hap and Gio - a past spent hunting humans.



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