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Hum

by Natalia Hero

Narrator Natalia Hero

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Length 1 hour 40 minutes

Language English

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“In Hum, Helen Phillips takes us into an eerie AI/Big Brother future where technology is ever-present in many forms. Climate change has severely altered the planet, everyone has a private virtual reality pod (“womb”), and very advanced robots (hums) have taken over vast numbers of jobs and are also used for government surveillance. After losing her job, May struggles to find the best path forward for her family. Her choices and those of her family lead to a crisis situation and ultimately to an unusual and illuminating encounter with a hum. A well-crafted dystopian, but surprisingly hopeful, novel ”
— Nancy • Raven Book Store

Summary

Hum follows a young woman whose life is changed forever when, after being raped, she gives birth to a hummingbird. She must learn to cope with not only what happened to her, but with the bird’s persistent, agitating presence in her life. Natalia Hero’s debut is a beautiful and tormented magical-realist novella about surviving trauma, reclaiming oneself and what it means to heal.

Fiction Fiction - Literary