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A review by lushr
The Stories of Ibis by Hiroshi Yamamoto
4.0
I really enjoyed the pace of this book, an interaction with a young boy and a supposedly "evil" though seemingly benign android. Interspersed with the fictional stories she tells him the story jumps back yo their conversation between each story keeping it very engaging and the variety of stories gives such a wide overview of AI and androids, it all ties together nicely as a great book.
At first I was worried thus would have that misogynistic bent that japanese culture gas, but the author uses female protagonists of all kinds in each story and deals with all kinds of complex issues like equality and self awareness with a deft touch.
While I don't share the authors vision of our future, and I think it was a bit of a stretch to make it believable, this may have been a weakness in the translation, a japanese world view, or simply a different idea of where humanity is headed. The story was still well worth reading with a very uplifting ending.
At first I was worried thus would have that misogynistic bent that japanese culture gas, but the author uses female protagonists of all kinds in each story and deals with all kinds of complex issues like equality and self awareness with a deft touch.
While I don't share the authors vision of our future, and I think it was a bit of a stretch to make it believable, this may have been a weakness in the translation, a japanese world view, or simply a different idea of where humanity is headed. The story was still well worth reading with a very uplifting ending.