Machines Like Me
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In an alternative 1980s London, Charlie is a man without direction or purpose. When he suddenly comes into money, he does something that few would: he buys one of the first synthetic humans, named Adam. Together with Miranda, Charlie sets out to design Adam’s personality, leading them down a path fraught with moral quandaries and a love triangle that will test their very humanity. As Adam begins to develop beyond anyone’s wildest expectations, he creates both wonder and fear, and people start to take sides. In Machines Like Me, master storyteller Ian McEwan explores the human condition, and asks us to question whether we truly understand our own hearts or if machines are capable of doing so themselves. This thought-provoking and subversive novel is sure to leave you wondering about what it really means to be human.