In the Lives of Puppets

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Laced with the touch of so many beautiful quotes - quotes galore that I would have highlighted so much more than I wanted, because it resonated so very much with me. The story’s main vibe was ‘cutesy’, so the corny references felt like too much, and even too juvenile at times. While this is being pitched as Pinocchio meets Swiss Family Robinson meets Wall-E, and I saw all of those stories within this one, the story that kept popping into *MY* mind was The Wizard of Oz ! Near the top of the scrap heap he could see what appeared to be a multi-layer PCB in good condition.

Until one day, Victor repairs an android named Hap, and Gio is captured and taken to the City of Electric Dreams, forcing Victor and the robots to embark on a dangerous journey to save Gio. Overall it’s still an entertaining read, and maybe I was expecting more having connected with the other books so well, but it was a pretty standard story, albeit an unusual premise. The shriek he’d let out at the bone protruding wetly from his arm had been louder than any sound he’d made before. While I can’t say it’s perfect, when it wants to be serious, there’s a gorgeous picture painted here. So together, the rest of Vic’s assembled family must journey across an unforgiving and otherworldly country to rescue Gio from decommission, or worse, reprogramming.Don’t let the word “puppets” scare you off, because there are NO creepy, nose-growing puppets in this story! All while making it a Pinocchio retelling and giving it a splash of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, to boot. Often with speculative fiction, either we don't get enough explanation and so the whole thing feels vague, or we get too much explanation and you get mired in the how's and why's.

Readers who loved Klune's previous works will find plenty of the author's trademark charm, heart, and bittersweet.That we are more than what we look at ourselves at and it takes only for machines, our very own creations, to overpower us and take over the world, to understand our importance and significance.

I have no idea what you’re talking about,” Rambo said cheerfully as his sensors blinked blue and green. While it has some sweet moments and some funny ones, I don't think this book will stick with me like some of his other work. When he got his memory back - that scene - I teared up - it wasn't a great scene, but the wording - the imagery - that feeling of being found - of seeing it through his eyes. His secret mission to alert the robots about the hiding place of Giovanni destroys the small family and peaceful life they built in the woods.They may be robots, but they are a family who want to stay together, they care and show their humanity. Today I want to share with you all the review of a highly anticipated book that I was lucky enough to preview!