Sunny : a novel / Colin O'Sullivan.
"In near-future Japan, Susie Sakamoto is mourning the loss of her husband and son to a plane crash. Alone in her big modern house, which feels like more of a prison, Susie spends her days drinking heavily and taking her anger out at the only "sentient" thing left in her life: Sunny, the annoying home robot her husband designed. Susie despises Sunny, and sometimes even gets a sinking feeling that Sunny is out to hurt her. To escape her paranoia and depression, Susie frequents the seedy, drug-fueled bars of the city, where she hears rumors of The Dark Manual, a set of guidelines that allow you to reprogram your robot for nefarious purposes. In the hopes of finding a way to turn off Sunny for good, Susie begins to search for the manual, only to learn it's too late: the machines are becoming more sentient and dangerous. Thrust into the center of a dark, corporate war, Susie realizes there's someone behind the code, pulling the strings. And they want her dead. With a darkly humorous yet propulsive and lyrical voice, O'Sullivan presents us with an unsettling look at a future that feels all too real. Gripping and thought provoking, Sunny is a haunting character study of an anxious woman teetering in an anxious time"-- Back of container.
Record details
- ISBN: 9798212903493
- ISBN: 9798212903509
- Physical Description: 8 audio discs (9 hr., 30 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: [New York, NY] : HarperCollins, 2023.
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
General Note: | Compact disc. Title from container. In container. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Performed by Siho Ellsmore. |
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Subject: | Widows > Fiction. Bereavement > Fiction. Robots > Fiction. Artificial intelligence > Fiction. Secrecy > Fiction. Japan > Fiction. |
Genre: | Audiobooks. Thrillers (Fiction) Science fiction. |
Available copies
- 7 of 8 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Livingston County.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Livingston County Library - Main Library. (Show preferred library)
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- 0 current holds with 8 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Livingston County Library - Main Library | AUDIO OSULLIVAN (Text) | 2602145068 | Adult New Audiobooks | Available | - |
Summary:
"In near-future Japan, Susie Sakamoto is mourning the loss of her husband and son to a plane crash. Alone in her big modern house, which feels like more of a prison, Susie spends her days drinking heavily and taking her anger out at the only "sentient" thing left in her life: Sunny, the annoying home robot her husband designed. Susie despises Sunny, and sometimes even gets a sinking feeling that Sunny is out to hurt her. To escape her paranoia and depression, Susie frequents the seedy, drug-fueled bars of the city, where she hears rumors of The Dark Manual, a set of guidelines that allow you to reprogram your robot for nefarious purposes. In the hopes of finding a way to turn off Sunny for good, Susie begins to search for the manual, only to learn it's too late: the machines are becoming more sentient and dangerous. Thrust into the center of a dark, corporate war, Susie realizes there's someone behind the code, pulling the strings. And they want her dead. With a darkly humorous yet propulsive and lyrical voice, O'Sullivan presents us with an unsettling look at a future that feels all too real. Gripping and thought provoking, Sunny is a haunting character study of an anxious woman teetering in an anxious time"--