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Feels like a fanwork Legends & Lattes. I liked it, will continue the series.

Overall liked better than the first one, found the main relationship more believable in this one.

I have very mixed feelings on the both the relationship and autism portrayal, but the ending is nice.

This book is not about whether (g)AI could be people. It is about how does it feel when someone doesn't see personhood in you or in someone you love.

Comfy, good natured fun when one needs some kind of feel-good read. It was exactly what I needed. The way coffee and cinnamon buns are described reminds me Night Circus - everyday tastes and smells elevated almost up to the point of magic. The plot was simple enough not to drive me anxious (sadly that happens to me quite easy), yet captivating enogh to make me care about Viv's success. And I really liked the final reveal, it felt very fitting.

Hard and unpleasant, yet highly valuable read, at least for me. Sadly, it made me understanding lots of people and lots of happenings around me notably better. It also helped me to differentiate non-scientific BS from the ways my unresolved fear, anxiety and doubt can make my feel physicaly sick. However, should you ever considered reading this book, be warned that it discusses every single worst thing that a human can experience and yet survive. All the trigger warnings ahead.

While I do feel that some emphasis in this book aren't as relatable for European readers as American (authors are Americans, I'm not), I gained actually a lot from it. My tiredness and burnouts has confused me a lot beforehand and here I found actually relatable information, not just generic you-should-work-less (my work hours are not the issue) and you-should-love-yourself-more (how exactly?). Book is written specifically women-centered and narrative is framed from a strong feminist point, but I did suggest it my closest men, and it seems to work out quite nicely, too. Somehow my closest bubble contains suprising amount of loving, caring and ultimately very tired human-giver men.

Accessible and informative, delightful and compassionate. I feel like suggesting it to almost everyone - yes, it mainly targeted to women, but a lot of included psychology really feels relevant for most human beings.

When I was a kid I really liked fantasy stories with certain kind of wonders in them. I loved Michael Ende's The Neverending Story, I binged on wonder-centered folk tales, and reread Wilhelm Hauff's collection dozens of times. Something in the Haroun and the Sea of Stories reminds me exactly that - the feeling of awe and adventure, being engulfed in a brand new, yet somehow deeply familiar fantasy world. And I enjoyed it very much.