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Under the Eye of the Big Bird by Hiromi Kawakami
3.0
reflective slow-paced
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Sometimes I think that translated fiction is too smart for me - especially those that are within the dystopian science fiction sub-genre. This was a case where I thought the ideas were interesting but the interconnected short stories format (not in chronological order) really had me confused.

There were some stories that I found more interesting than other - specifically Testimony (humans that evolved to photosynthesize) and Destination (origin of AI and 'The Mothers'). But others left me utterly confused and, to be honest, quite sleepy.