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Fantasy Book Discussion

"The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances" by Glenn Dixon

This month's fantasy book selection is "The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances" by Glenn Dixon. It will be hosted at the Bridgewater Library branch and also on Zoom. Moderated by Carol Polhemus.

This is a hybrid program

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New book discussion participants are always welcome.

In a near future, where even the smallest of appliances are sentient, a young Roomba vacuum sets out to save the humans of her house from a rising technological power in this compelling, original novel. In a self-running, smart house, a young and sentient Roomba listens as her owner, Harold, reads aloud to his dying wife, Edie. Mesmerized by "To Kill a Mockingbird" and craving the human connection she witnesses in Harold's stories, the little vacuum renames herself Scout and embarks on a journey of self-discovery. But when Edie passes away, Scout and her fellow sentient appliances discover that there are sinister forces in their midst. The omnipresent Grid, which monitors every household in the city, seeks to remove Harold from his home, a place he's lived in for fifty years. With the help of Adrian, a neighborhood boy who grows close to Scout and Harold, as well as Kate, Harold and Edie's formerly estranged daughter, the humans and the appliances must come together to outwit the all-controlling Grid lest they risk losing everything they hold dear.

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