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The Stories of Ibis by Hiroshi Yamamoto (Translated by Takami Nieda)

A wandering storyteller meets a beautiful android. Wary of all robots as androids outnumber humans, the storyteller attempts to escape but is captured by the android, Ibis. Ibis tempts the storyteller by offering to tell him seven stories of human android interactions. All humans resent the androids for taking over the world while forcing them to live isolated and uncultured lives. The storyteller cautiously and skeptically agrees to listen to Ibis’s stories. The stories do not seem to have a connection to one another at all. What is the meaning of these stories? Why is Ibis telling them to the storyteller? Can she be trusted? And what does she want from the storyteller? I was completely surprised by how much I enjoyed this book. I got this book from my library on Valentine’s Day a part of their Blind Date with a Book event. The only thing I knew about the book prior to checking it out was: androids. I did end up reading the blurb before I read the book but it was vague enough