![]() While there is a political dimension to Machines Like Me, politics bubbles beneath the surface, providing moments of suspenseful pause in the main plot. Both novels look to uncanny resemblances – whether android or insectoid – to comment on human nature. The Cockroach, on the other hand, is a pointed political satire, skewering Brexit and the politicians who orchestrated it. Machines envisages a counterfactual sci-fi world in which AI has advanced to the point where anthropoid robots have surpassed humans. Firstly, there’s size: Machines Like Me clocks in at a reasonable 306 pages, while The Cockroach, a much slimmer work, is novella-length and can easily be read in one sitting. Not without their flaws, as some critics noted, they are nonetheless highly enjoyable and sure to leave even the ultra-demanding and fastidious reader hankering for more. ![]() The Cockroach, Ian McEwan, Jonathan Cape, 2019, 100pp, £7.99 (paperback)įor fans of Ian McEwan’s writing, 2019 presented two rough-cut diamonds: Machines Like Me and The Cockroach. ![]() Machines Like Me, Ian McEwan, Jonathan Cape, 2019, 306pp, £18.99 (hardback) ![]()
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