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A review by 13rebecca13
Hard Copy by Fien Veldman
challenging
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I wanted to make an effort to read more translated fiction in 2024 because I always find the concepts to be super interesting. This is definitely the case with Hard Copy and I was taken in by the plot.
Hard Copy follows an office worker who develops a relationship of sorts with her printer. She chats to it and becomes quite attached. The story itself is split into four parts; Performance, On Leave, Peer Review and Reintegration.
This book really showed the effects of a monotonous 9-5 job and how your brain can run away with you. When our main character is asked to go on leave for her mental health, you can feel her descent as she becomes uneasy about leaving her printer. It is definitely less "woman makes friends with printer" and more about being a cog in the workplace.
I really enjoyed that fact that there were no names were used, even for our main character, and that people were reduced to their job title. My favourite parts were probably our main characters inner thoughts as she spoke to the printer but also the printer's POV section.
An unusual one!
Hard Copy follows an office worker who develops a relationship of sorts with her printer. She chats to it and becomes quite attached. The story itself is split into four parts; Performance, On Leave, Peer Review and Reintegration.
This book really showed the effects of a monotonous 9-5 job and how your brain can run away with you. When our main character is asked to go on leave for her mental health, you can feel her descent as she becomes uneasy about leaving her printer. It is definitely less "woman makes friends with printer" and more about being a cog in the workplace.
I really enjoyed that fact that there were no names were used, even for our main character, and that people were reduced to their job title. My favourite parts were probably our main characters inner thoughts as she spoke to the printer but also the printer's POV section.
An unusual one!