5/9/2023 0 Comments Book we have always been here![]() There’s an obviously artificial nature to many key plot elements. The story is hampered by plot holes and some distractingly bad science. There’s a hint of a really interesting horror element in Park’s possibly-misguided emotional attachment to the androids, the idea that she’s spent her life caring about empty simulacra the novel doesn’t do more than flirt with this potentially devastating idea, however, and its increasingly magical treatment of consciousness reduces the impact of its musings on artificial intelligence. It feels like Nguyen is using her robots to grapple with metaphors of class and racial oppression. Robots and androids are We Have Always Been Here’s strongest suit: it’s most striking in the sections where it considers anti-automation sentiments, or examines Park’s preference for androids over human company. ![]() a kind of multi-layered ghost story in space. ![]()
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