Jillian

"Most people are, Scout, when you finally see them." 🥹😭

What an incredible story. It's a harsh look into the reality of racism in the 1930s, however not so harsh that the book becomes a difficult read in my opinion. It just feels authentic to the time period and important to understand what life was like back then. It takes place in such a wonderful small town setting and has amazing character writing. The book is only 376 pages but I somehow felt like I had spent so much longer with this family, their neighbors and their town. Atticus, Scout and Jem Finch are characters that will stay with me for a lifetime.

This was a very interesting, bittersweet and thought-provoking read. Viewing the world from the perspective of an artificial friend was really neat and the author did an excellent job putting us into her shoes. The way the world seems to be different from ours is slowly revealed as the book progresses but is left intentionally vague. This vagueness combined with the decisions being made by some characters and the way the ending plays out leaves a lot of room for discussion regarding ethics and the use of technology to artificially create and alter the human experience or aspects thereof.