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The Silver Metal Lover: A glorious robot love story


June 8th, 2009  Posted by B.T. Sonderby

Tanith Lee fantasy book review 1. The Silver Metal Lover 2. Metallic Lovefantasy book review Tanith Lee The Silver Metal LoverThe Silver Metal Lover by Tanith Lee

Can I share a secret? I really loved The Silver Metal Lover by Tanith Lee. Title silly enough for you? Well, trying reading the blurb on the back. Yes, it really is about a sixteen-year-old girl named Jane falling in love with a robot (albeit an extremely human-looking and -acting robot). A robot love story. Only, calling The Silver Metal Lover a robot love story is a bit like calling the Grand Canyon a hole in the ground. Technically it is a hole in the ground, but the phrase doesn’t capture the essence of what the Grand Canyon is. And while there is indeed a love story involving a robot, The Silver Metal Lover was to me a glorious coming-of-age story rather than a romance.  Read the rest.

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  1. Sudyba June 18th, 2009   1:14 am  

    Love is possible between living only

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