A review by lilybear3
The Employees by Olga Ravn

mysterious tense slow-paced

3.75

I added this book to my TBR so long ago that I forgot what it was about/why I added it.  For me, this book is a slow burn at first and then it really ramps up.  It's told in Statements, each of those being 1-2 pages long.  This translation is captivating and flowed so well.  I wrote down so many quotes I thought were incredible.  I don't remember if A.I. was becoming more mainstream in 2018, when this was published/translated, but if it wasn't, this book was ahead of the curve.  I am very interested in what it means to be human or not, artificial intelligence, technological advancements & morality issues, all that good stuff.

I love that the statements are so short because we only get glimpses of the humans' and humanoids' stories.  I also love that not everything is explained, the reader gets to speculate what is happening and what the objects are.  It just adds to the mysteriousness.

This is probably because the song just came out and I've been obsessed with it that I'm making this connection, but oh my god does it fit well.  V.A.N. by Bad Omens and Poppy is an awesome song that's about A.I. taking over and learning human behavior.
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