takako-m Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Chat GPT is spreading and universities are being forced to respond. And it reminds me of Ian McEwan's novel "Machines Like Me." When I read it in 2019, I thought "How improbable," but its logic is the same as that of the hot topic, generative AI. I admire the author's insight.

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My 5 best books of 2022 ★ A Painted House（John Grisham） ★ The World at My Feet（Catharine Isaak） ★ Fellowship Point（Alice Elliot Dark） ★ The Lamplighters（Emma Stonex） ★ The Dictionary of Lost Words（Pip Williams） −− in random order −−

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My 5 best books of 2021 ★ The Beekeeper of Aleppo （Christy Lefteri） ★ The Vanishing Half （Brit Bennett） ★ The Paris Library （Janet Skeslien Charles） ★ Red Joan （Jennie Rooney） ★ The Diary of a Bookseller （Shaun Bythell） =in random order=

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"Bewilderment" by Richard Powers, the author of "The Overstory". A touching story of an astrobiologist father and his gifted but mentally troubled 9-year-old son. They are deeply connected by their love for each other. It's a kind of SF, but also raises issues our Earth faces.

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"56 Days" by Catherine Ryan Howard. Dublin, Ireland in 2020. A mystery novel that unfolds under the lockdown by COVID-19. The events for 56 days are depicted in an ingenious structure. An encounter planned to discover the truth of the past, a budding love and a shocking ending.

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Ms. Natsuo Kirino, President of the Japan PEN Club. "I joined the PEN Club, where I thought writers and journalists could fight not alone, but together. Each may be sending out their own messages on SNS, etc. But solidarity is also important. I hope more people will join us."

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"We Begin at the End" by Chris Whitaker. The four lead separate lives after a tragedy occurred at age 15. Their friendship continues. A girl struggles to survive, saying "I am the outlaw." The complexity of human nature. Who is the culprit? 1st place in 'This mystery ～overseas.'