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Hum / Helen Phillips.
"After losing her job to artificial intelligence, May, in a city populated by intelligent robots called "hums," takes her family on a three-night respite to the Botanical Garden, a rare green refuge, where her children come under threat and she is forced to trust a hum to save them"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781668008836 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 262 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition: First Marysue Rucci Books hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York : Marysue Rucci Books, 2024.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| Subject: | Artificial intelligence > Fiction. Human experimentation in medicine > Fiction. Recreation areas > Fiction. Short vacations > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Science fiction. Novels. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | FIC Phill | 31681010384121 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"After losing her job to artificial intelligence, May, in a city populated by intelligent robots called "hums," takes her family on a three-night respite to the Botanical Garden, a rare green refuge, where her children come under threat and she is forcedto trust a hum to save them"-- - Baker & Taylor
After losing her job to artificial intelligence, May, in a city populated by intelligent robots called âhums,â takes her family on a three-night respite to the Botanical Garden, a rare green refuge, where her children come under threat and she is forced to trust a hum to save them. - Simon and Schuster
A Most Anticipated Book for The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, Goodreads, LitHub, and Book Riot
A Best Book of the Summer for Esquire, Electric Lit, and Town & Country
A People Book of the Week
From âone of our most profound writers of speculative fictionâ (The New York Times), this âtense dystopian thrillerâ (Time) and âtender portrait of love and care in an uncertain worldâ (Esquire) is an urgent and unflinching portrayal of a womanâs fight for her familyâs security in a world shaped by global warming and rapid technological progress.
In a near-future world addled by climate change and inhabited by intelligent robots called âhums,â May loses her job to artificial intelligence. Desperate to resolve her familyâs debt and secure their future for another few months, she becomes a guinea pig in an experiment that alters her face so it cannot be recognized by surveillance.
Seeking reprieve from her recent hardships and her familyâs addiction to their devices, May splurges on passes for her family to spend three nights respite in the Botanical Garden: a rare green refuge where forests, streams, and animals still thrive. But when her children come under threat, May is forced to put her trust in a hum of uncertain motives to save her family.
Written with âprecision, insight, sensitivity, and compassionâ (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), Hum is a âstriking new work of dystopian fictionâ (Vogue) that delves into the complexities of marriage, motherhood, and selfhood in a world compromised by global warming and dizzying technological advancement, a world of both dystopian and utopian possibilities.
