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A review by wynwicket
The Archive Undying by Emma Mieko Candon
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-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? It's complicated
4.25
I don't know how to review this one -- it went from confusing to glorious to devastating to sharply humorous -- and sometimes all four at the same time. I'm still not entirely sure what happened in the last 100 pages but, my goodness, it Happened. I'll have to read it again to make everything make sense, but it's a story worth taking the time to understand.
It's a story about giant robots inhabited by dying sociopathic AIs who used to be cities. It's a story about Sunai, a human disaster, who makes bad decisions for the right reasons, and Veyadi, the scientist he loves, who is something of a disaster himself. It's a story about bodily autonomy and identity and battles with cyber-creatures. It's weird and complex and utterly befuddling, but very cool.
It's a story about giant robots inhabited by dying sociopathic AIs who used to be cities. It's a story about Sunai, a human disaster, who makes bad decisions for the right reasons, and Veyadi, the scientist he loves, who is something of a disaster himself. It's a story about bodily autonomy and identity and battles with cyber-creatures. It's weird and complex and utterly befuddling, but very cool.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror