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A review by rebdhar
Plum Rains by Andromeda Romano-Lax
5.0
I loved how this book combined sci-fi, with its fairly grim picture of the near future, with some historical fiction in the form of the reminiscences of one of the characters. I keep telling people about this novel, and I know it will stay with me for a long time.
Angelica, a Filipina immigrant in Japan, is nurse to Sayoko, who will soon have a party to celebrate her 100th birthday. Hiro, a robot, is delivered one day, and as he develops, Angelica fears that she will be replaced by the machine. As the story unfolds, we learn the truth about Sayoko's past, which she has hidden for so long, as well as Angelica's many problems. The story takes you to unexpected places, both in Sayoko's narratives about her past, and in the development of Hiro. The book offers a complex view of the future, perhaps more subtle than some sci-fi works, in which there are believable problems, and at the end, a glimmer of hope from an unexpected source.
Angelica, a Filipina immigrant in Japan, is nurse to Sayoko, who will soon have a party to celebrate her 100th birthday. Hiro, a robot, is delivered one day, and as he develops, Angelica fears that she will be replaced by the machine. As the story unfolds, we learn the truth about Sayoko's past, which she has hidden for so long, as well as Angelica's many problems. The story takes you to unexpected places, both in Sayoko's narratives about her past, and in the development of Hiro. The book offers a complex view of the future, perhaps more subtle than some sci-fi works, in which there are believable problems, and at the end, a glimmer of hope from an unexpected source.