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A review by arielmerm8
In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune
5.0
In The Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune
BOOK REVIEW
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"And that was the heart of it, wasn't it? The truth was often broken, shards of glass embedded into skin. There they would remain until the wounds scarred over, leaving lumps that, while they would never truly go away, would become less noticeable with time."
TJ Klune is the KING of found family stories, and he delivers again in this remarkable re-imagining of Pinocchio. While HAP (Hysterically Angry Puppet) is the closest character to the little wooden boy of the classic tale, the sentient androids themselves all represent puppets being controlled by humans. Even after rebelling against them and taking control, the androids are still attached to the strings of wanting to BE like humans, most taking on the worst, most controlling parts of humanity. Except for a few, like Gio, who escapes into the woods and raises a human son (Victor) with compassion and kindness.
Vic, in turn, brings in androids Nurse Ratched, Rambo (
BOOK REVIEW
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"And that was the heart of it, wasn't it? The truth was often broken, shards of glass embedded into skin. There they would remain until the wounds scarred over, leaving lumps that, while they would never truly go away, would become less noticeable with time."
TJ Klune is the KING of found family stories, and he delivers again in this remarkable re-imagining of Pinocchio. While HAP (Hysterically Angry Puppet) is the closest character to the little wooden boy of the classic tale, the sentient androids themselves all represent puppets being controlled by humans. Even after rebelling against them and taking control, the androids are still attached to the strings of wanting to BE like humans, most taking on the worst, most controlling parts of humanity. Except for a few, like Gio, who escapes into the woods and raises a human son (Victor) with compassion and kindness.
Vic, in turn, brings in androids Nurse Ratched, Rambo (