6/2/2023 0 Comments Little eyes bookWe spy on a number of these transglobal connections, some brief, as with the Barcelona nursing home director who buys kentukis for his residents, while others span months and are followed throughout the book. Schweblin, a canny observer of both the better and less-savory angels of our nature, asks: Would you rather be a "keeper," inviting an unknown observer into your home to view your daily routines and private habits through the camera eyes of a "kentuki," a kind of fuzzy robot animal companion and the latest technocraze, or would you prefer to be a "dweller," the anonymous controller on the other end, rolling on little rubber wheels through the life of a stranger? Kentukis take the form of animals-crows, dragons, and most aptly, moles they're slickly packaged, expensive, desirable, and have the capacity for only a single connection. A nuanced exploration of anonymous connection and distant intimacy in our heavily accessible yet increasingly isolated lives.
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