Name: Set My Heart To Five
ISBN: 9780008354220

Simon Stephenson

‘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 My Heart To Five

Set My Heart to Five

Dave Perkins

Set my stars to five.
Beautiful, funny and satisfying.

I learned a lot about:
- writing a screenplay
- feeling things
- ‘old’ movies
- the Golden Gate Bridge.

*SET TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE DIRECTED BY EDGAR WRIGHT (SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD)* For fans of Fredrik Backman and Gail Honeyman, a delightfully entertaining, deceptively poignant debut novel about a humanlike bot named Jared, whose emotional awakening leads him on an unforgettable quest for connection, belonging and possibly even true love Jared works as a dentist in small-town Michigan. His life is totally normal, except for one thing. He is a bot engineered with human DNA to look and act like a real person. One day at a screening of a classic movie, Jared feels a strange sensation around his eyes. Everyone knows that bots can't feel emotions, but as the theater lights come on, Jared is almost certain he's crying. Confused, he decides to watch more old movies to figure out what's happening. The process leads to an emotional awakening that upends his existence. Jared, it turns out, can feel. Overcome with a full range of emotions, and facing an imminent reset, Jared heads west, determined to forge real connections. He yearns to find his mother, the programmer who created him. He dreams of writing a screenplay that will change the world. Along the way, he might even fall in love. But a bot with feelings is a dangerous proposition, and Jared's new life could come to an end before it truly begins. Delectably entertaining and deceptively moving, Set My Heart to Five is a profound exploration of what makes us human and a love letter to outsiders everywhere.

Cindy Lieberman

A fun story about a humanoid bot named Jared who starts to have human-type feelings. Jared is a cinephile who decides he should write a screenplay to help humans feel less afraid of bots, so he leaves his dentistry practice and sets off for Hollywood. Other than an over abundance of some verbal tics (“Humans: I cannot!”), the story moves quickly and pokes fun at many human customs including dating and dining. Well narrated audiobook.

Sharon Steinman

I gave this book a 3, it's a 3 1/2. It was a cute book and an easy read. It's sweet story about Jarod the robot who suddenly experiences sadness and discovers overtime that he has emotions and goes on to create a life for himself and fulfill his dreams. He lives his home and starts a new life.

Set My Heart To Five

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