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A review by whatellisreadnext
Little Eyes by Samanta Schweblin
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵, 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘬𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦, 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘬𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴.
They're not pets. Not ghosts or robots. These are kentukis, and they are in your home. They're everywhere. They're watching you...
I really enjoyed this absolutely bizarre book, that didn't feel that far off a realistic future for humanity. Kentukis are little robot animals, that people either buy and choose to be watched, or buy a server and end up the watcher. I loved how the book was structured, showing us the links all over the world. Giving some characters only a few pages, before a watcher drove a kentuki into a water fountain because their owner was insufficient, or coming back again and again to characters whose link lasted more than a few hours.
It had me contemplating about how voyeuristic the Internet is in general. How we post our lives and talk to strangers on a daily basis. This whole book felt like a comment on the sinister side of the Internet, and how it could evolve to be even more intrusive.
Little Eyes really got me thinking, and I adored how it wasn't afraid to go to dark places. I've had Fever Dream by Samantha Schweblin on my TBR for way too long and shall definitely be picking that up soon.
They're not pets. Not ghosts or robots. These are kentukis, and they are in your home. They're everywhere. They're watching you...
I really enjoyed this absolutely bizarre book, that didn't feel that far off a realistic future for humanity. Kentukis are little robot animals, that people either buy and choose to be watched, or buy a server and end up the watcher. I loved how the book was structured, showing us the links all over the world. Giving some characters only a few pages, before a watcher drove a kentuki into a water fountain because their owner was insufficient, or coming back again and again to characters whose link lasted more than a few hours.
It had me contemplating about how voyeuristic the Internet is in general. How we post our lives and talk to strangers on a daily basis. This whole book felt like a comment on the sinister side of the Internet, and how it could evolve to be even more intrusive.
Little Eyes really got me thinking, and I adored how it wasn't afraid to go to dark places. I've had Fever Dream by Samantha Schweblin on my TBR for way too long and shall definitely be picking that up soon.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement