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Name: Machines Like Me
Rating: 3.714285714285 (7 reviews)
Author: Ian McEwan

Set in a 1980s Britain that has lost the Falklands War, Ian McEwan’s *Machines Like Me* explores an alternate history where Alan Turing lives and modern technology such as the Internet and self‑driving cars already exist. The novel follows the complex relationships between Charlie, Miranda, and Adam, a humanoid android, weaving themes of love, identity, and artificial intelligence into a compelling psychological drama.

First publish date: 2019

Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction

Authors: Ian McEwan

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