Set My Heart to Five, Simon Stephenson
Set My Heart to Five, Simon Stephenson
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Set My Heart to Five
A Novel

Author: Simon Stephenson

Narrator: Christopher Ragland, Rachael Louise Miller, Lance C Fuller

Unabridged: 11 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 09/01/2020


Synopsis

“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 at the End

Set in a 2054 where humans have locked themselves out of the internet and Elon Musk has incinerated the moon, Set My Heart to Five is the hilarious yet profoundly moving story of one android’s emotional awakening.

One day at a screening of a classic movie, Jared notices a strange sensation around his eyes. Bots are not permitted to have feelings, but as the theater lights come on, Jared discovers he is crying.

Soon overwhelmed by powerful emotions, Jared heads west, determined to find others like himself. But a bot with feelings is a dangerous proposition, and Jared’s new life could come to an end before it truly begins. Unless, that is, he can somehow change the world for himself and all of his kind.

Unlike anything you have ever read before, Set My Heart to Five is a love letter to outsiders everywhere. Plus it comes uniquely guaranteed to make its readers weep a minimum of 29mls of tears.*

*Book must be read in controlled laboratory conditions arranged at reader’s own expense. Other terms and conditions may apply to this offer.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Amy on May 02, 2020

Oh, how I loved this novel. Set My Heart to Five is one of the most original, funny, and heartwarming stories I’ve read in years. This novel has it all—humor, insight, social commentary, romance, Hollywood, the end of society as we know it, old movies, and classic cars. Jared may be a bot, but he fe......more

Goodreads review by Paul on April 29, 2023

My wife bought this half-jokingly because she briefly worked with Simon Stephenson in Hackney when he was a doctor many moons ago, plus she knew I liked Vonnegut. The blurb has a flattering but not totally undeserving comparison with Vonnegut. The narrator has the same wry view of human foibles. I had......more

Goodreads review by Deb (Readerbuzz) on December 08, 2020

Jared is a bot. Bots have taken over the responsibility for the jobs that humans no longer want to do, including Jared's job as a dentist. Bots live lives in human bodies, going to work, living in houses, eating, but with one big difference---bots have no feelings. Then Jared goes to see a movie and......more