A review by dimeryrene
The Employees by Olga Ravn

dark reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was a really cool book in which an entity is interviewing employees on a spaceship, but human and humanoid. It was a little confusing, but I loved it nonetheless. The answers to interview questions are relayed in employee statements, but we don't know which ones are human or humanoid unless the employee mentions it. There are objects on this ship which make the employees feel happy/sad, but we don't necessarily know what they are. At some point, the productivity on the ship takes a hit and the powers that be have to decide if it's because of the humans or the humanoids. It's not really an us vs. them story, but something is definitely off.