![]() It's truly touching, and all told from Jane's point-of-view. To give away too much would be to spoil that lovely, slow build up of love, and the way it can both build and be unraveled by another's hand. I'm going to be even vaguer when I say that circumstances, and even people, work against Jane and Silver. Jane feels a pure love for Silver, so much so that she literally gives up everything for him. ![]() The truth is that they don't really matter. And there is a love story that slowly builds up, nothing erotic - or I should say, you're not given the juicy erotic details. However, she is compelled to see him again, at least after her friend hires Silver for a party. And who can come up with his own lyrics as well. An android who can sing as well, with as much tone and range, and emotion, as a human. When she meets S.I.L.V.E.R - referred to simply as Silver - she is, at first, horrified. ![]() Jane is rich, and while not as spoiled as her friends, she is undoubtedly spoiled. ![]() Because as much as the gorgeous language makes you want to linger over the descriptions of people and places, the characters and their stories propel you along right until the end. No, there's so much detailed introspection, about family, about friendship, about love and loss, and even the social balance between the rich and the poor. It's about so much more than robots, or even robotic love - although, damn, there is a lot of human/robot lovin' going on in here. So, this is my first Tanith Lee, and it was suggested as a robot book when I was asking for them. ![]()
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