Set My Heart To Five
Published on 4. February 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
448 pages
978-0-00-835424-4 (ISBN)
Description
'You shall read this with unadulterated pleasure' Scotland on Sunday
'A beautiful, funny, heartfelt analysis of what it means to be human' Simon Pegg
Set in a 2054 where humans have locked themselves out of the internet and Elon Musk has incinerated the moon, Set My Heart To Five is the hilarious yet profoundly moving story of one android's emotional awakening.
Unhappy with his programmed job of dentistry and inspired by a love of classic movies, Jared sets out on a bold mission: to use the power of his burgeoning feelings to forever change the world for him and all his kind. Unfortunately, Jared intends to do this by writing his own movie, and things do not proceed according to plan...
Unlike anything you have ever read before, Set My Heart To Five is a book for anybody who has feelings, loves movies, and likes to laugh and cry and sometimes do both at the same time. It comes uniquely guaranteed to make its readers weep a minimum of 29mls of tears.*
*Book must be read in controlled laboratory conditions arranged at reader's own expense. Other terms and conditions may apply to this offer.
'A beautiful, funny, heartfelt analysis of what it means to be human' Simon Pegg
Set in a 2054 where humans have locked themselves out of the internet and Elon Musk has incinerated the moon, Set My Heart To Five is the hilarious yet profoundly moving story of one android's emotional awakening.
Unhappy with his programmed job of dentistry and inspired by a love of classic movies, Jared sets out on a bold mission: to use the power of his burgeoning feelings to forever change the world for him and all his kind. Unfortunately, Jared intends to do this by writing his own movie, and things do not proceed according to plan...
Unlike anything you have ever read before, Set My Heart To Five is a book for anybody who has feelings, loves movies, and likes to laugh and cry and sometimes do both at the same time. It comes uniquely guaranteed to make its readers weep a minimum of 29mls of tears.*
*Book must be read in controlled laboratory conditions arranged at reader's own expense. Other terms and conditions may apply to this offer.
Reviews / Votes
'[A] laugh-out-loud funny debut novel ... absurdist, outrageous, irreverent and satirical... by the end of Jared's adventures, readers will find themselves left with ... an appreciation for the mutuality of all sentient life, and for the universal desire to be acknowledged and appreciated, whether one is birthed from factory or hospital ... In Stephenson, Vonnegut may have his first true protege.' Washington Post'I doubt I'll encounter a more endearing, more joy-provoking character this year' The Bookseller, Book of the Month
'A truly hilarious, clever, and strangely affecting meditation on the absurdity of Homo sapiens....I cried 67ml of tears' Saga Magazine
'Funny, original and thought-provoking' Daily Mail
'It is the closest thing I've read in a long time to Terry Pratchett ... You will read this with unadulterated pleasure' Scotland On Sunday
'This beguiling debut exposes our frailties with subversive humour' Mail on Sunday
'Genuinely funny ... pacey and emotive' Sunday Times
'Only the truly heartless would deny the art at work here' The Herald
'This entertaining and surprisingly poignant story is a charmer' Publisher's Weekly
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
316 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-835424-4 (9780008354244)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Simon Stephenson
Set My Heart To Five
E-Book
05/2020
1st Edition
Fourth Estate Ltd
€14.99
Available for download
Person
Simon Stephenson is an author and screenwriter based in Los Angeles. His previous book Let Not The Waves Of The Sea won Best First Book at the Scottish Book Awards.