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A review by lilyofthevalley
A Strange and Brilliant Light by Eli Lee
3.0
**2.75**
[This ARC was provided by NetGalley.]
this novel is a piece of speculative fiction that explores three women, in a similar world to ours, and their reactions to the rapidly growing influence of AI technology upon its society.
this book is a lot less science-fiction focused than i was initially expecting - instead, it explores the economic and political philosophy side of the impact of technology upon humanity, and discusses themes of autonomy, class, and freedom in an interesting way.
the three different perspectives provided three unique insights into how people might feel about "auts" - the main AI technology within the novel - and the impact they have upon the women's relationships and wellbeing.
however, the three different perspectives of lal, rose, and janetta ultimately felt like flat, two-dimensional characters to me, which meant i unfortunately wasn't as invested in this novel as i wanted to be; their different perspectives felt distinguishable, sure, but they just didn't feel interesting, sadly. the pacing was also all over the place, making the novel hard to follow in some areas.
[This ARC was provided by NetGalley.]
this novel is a piece of speculative fiction that explores three women, in a similar world to ours, and their reactions to the rapidly growing influence of AI technology upon its society.
this book is a lot less science-fiction focused than i was initially expecting - instead, it explores the economic and political philosophy side of the impact of technology upon humanity, and discusses themes of autonomy, class, and freedom in an interesting way.
the three different perspectives provided three unique insights into how people might feel about "auts" - the main AI technology within the novel - and the impact they have upon the women's relationships and wellbeing.
however, the three different perspectives of lal, rose, and janetta ultimately felt like flat, two-dimensional characters to me, which meant i unfortunately wasn't as invested in this novel as i wanted to be; their different perspectives felt distinguishable, sure, but they just didn't feel interesting, sadly. the pacing was also all over the place, making the novel hard to follow in some areas.