Silently and Very Fast

An artistically told story about (artificial) intelligence.

Silently and Very Fast is quite hard to describe, especially without giving to much away. It's also slightly hard to get into - or at least it was for me. The storytelling technique and the writing is very sophisticated and elaborate. It took me until chapter four to get the first idea what everything I had read so far was actually about. After that I was hooked.

The narrative slowly expands and explains and evolves. It can at times be demanding but I am very glad I did not give up on it. It is a beautiful book and I found it very touching. It is also a book the makes you reflect quite a bit about the way we think and feel and why we do what we do the way we do.

Definitely worth your while!


Silently and Very Fast by Catherynne M. Valente
My goodreads-rating: 4 of 5 stars