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Audiobook, "In the Lives of Puppets" by TJ Klune, narrated by Daniel Henning. I mean, I don't want to stop you if you like this kind of thing, but if you're down for simplistic writing and slow, scene-chewing narration, go for it. Love is love, I won't judge you. In fact, if you read this and you have read the book and you think it redeems itself, please let me know and I might give it a second chance.
AudioFile Magazine claims: "a queer/sci-fi retelling of 'Pinocchio'. This laugh-out-loud, emotional audiobook asks listeners to question what it means to be human." Library Journal claims "Henning does a phenomenal job capturing ... the heartless, bloodthirsty Nurse Ratched and the anxiety-ridden robot vacuum Rambo".
Okay, I should have been clued in by the fact that TJ Klune is a New York Times bestselling author, and that he picked names for his robot characters of Nurse Ratched and Rambo. I very rarely like anything that the New York Times endorses. But I love sci-fi, queer and humor, so I was really looking forward to it.
I listened to the first chapter because I was on a walk, it was cold, and I didn't want to stop and expose my fingers to the wind for long enough to turn it off.
AudioFile Magazine claims: "a queer/sci-fi retelling of 'Pinocchio'. This laugh-out-loud, emotional audiobook asks listeners to question what it means to be human." Library Journal claims "Henning does a phenomenal job capturing ... the heartless, bloodthirsty Nurse Ratched and the anxiety-ridden robot vacuum Rambo".
Okay, I should have been clued in by the fact that TJ Klune is a New York Times bestselling author, and that he picked names for his robot characters of Nurse Ratched and Rambo. I very rarely like anything that the New York Times endorses. But I love sci-fi, queer and humor, so I was really looking forward to it.
I listened to the first chapter because I was on a walk, it was cold, and I didn't want to stop and expose my fingers to the wind for long enough to turn it off.