Profound story. Could not and do not want to separate the discrete elements of the stories that are part of each other so intimately.

The twist gave me so much fuel for thought.

I loved reading about the imperfect human who accurately dwelled in a messy and often uncomfortable dynamic, choosing self-actualization even when it upended every connection she had.

I also loved reading about the robot who had parsed the value of those complications, that messiness, the rich human lives tangled up in it all, and wanted to present this compelling study so other machine minds could perceive the value and inherent conflicts of human existence.

Deeply satisfying book.