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“Science fiction satire in the Vonnegut mold.”—Cory Doctorow

*SET TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY EDGAR WRIGHT (SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD)*

‘A beautiful, funny, heartfelt analysis of what it means to be human.’—Simon Pegg

‘One of the most unique books ever crafted.’—Mike Chen, author of A Beginning…

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3 authors picked Set My Heart to Five as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

It’s funny that even though I don’t read much science fiction, my two top picks for 2025 are both SciFi. As with my first pick, I was totally pulled me in to the alternate universe. But I’m always drawn to compelling characters, and he may have been a bot, but the main character was delightfully human!

Set my review to 5! A hilarious and thought provoking memoir by one of the best bot narrators to come along since Rick Deckard.

This book got me out of a funk when I couldn’t feel like reading anything. It’s a book about a robot that wants to write a movie to save humanity after he becomes self-aware. It’s funny and sweet and will make you laugh and cry maybe not worry so much about the imminent robot uprising.

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