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I fully agree, I absolutely love Kim. She has a dynamic and strong personality capable of standing up for herself. I also liked how she managed the bike ride crisis and negotiated with the AIs the way back with the AIs.
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abstactlemon wrote: 02 Dec 2022, 00:11 What did you think of Kim as the main character of the book? I personally love her. She was fierce and when it really comes down to it, she is unwilling to back down without a fight.
I really liked Kim too, she was the best towards the end of the book. That was when she realized the manipulation of the system she lives in, and she turns against it. I mean, wouldn't you? Because I sure would.
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Kelsey Roy wrote: 16 Dec 2022, 14:55 I loved Kim as the main character. Even though there wasn’t really a description of her, I felt that readers could relate to her. She tried to play by the rules, but was also inwardly fighting against the hierarchy. I thought she was a very relatable character!
I kind of liked that there was no description of Kim! It's something that's not important in the novel because appearance does not matter. It just goes to show how much the author put into his worldbuilding. I wonder what everyone else imagined Kim as.
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I loved Kim as the main character. The various qualities she embodied endeared me to her, and while reading I earnestly prayed to see her overcome all her obstacles.
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I really liked her and how she could be defiant at times. She reminds me very much so of Katniss from the Hunger Games.
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I loved Kim. I think her flaws made her more human in world where humans look like machines. And I also loved Kim and Kimberly's moments. Kim was fierce and unwilling to let go without a fight.
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She was a persistent and determined character, I liked every aspect that she portrayed. She was also caring, for example she tried to teach and nurture Kimberly who was just an AI like her own kid. She was also open minded and inquisitive.
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I was a big fan of Kim. She is a strong believer who will stand up for her principles. I loved how Kim started to doubt her "perfect world" when she noticed that her work had become monotonous and dull and that it was actually very faulty.
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I believe Kim is a perfect main character because of how flawed and real she appears, and how you can see her development throughout the story. Kim isn't afraid to stand up for what she believes in.
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Kim is a character that I liked very much because she slowly becomes aware of the world she lives in (I've hoped for this since the beginning). The book allows you to follow this development well, so I think the character is very interesting.
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abstactlemon wrote: 02 Dec 2022, 00:11 What did you think of Kim as the main character of the book? I personally love her. She was fierce and when it really comes down to it, she is unwilling to back down without a fight.
I agree that Kim was a good main character. However, I found it hard and I just couldn't connect with her. Mostly because I'm still not even sure of her gender. I mean, I wouldn't have cared either way, but one of the main arcs of the story is her sexuality. I would have also loved to read more about her other friends.
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Kim is an amazing main character. So easy to understand and relate to. And I think she was super well-developed. Her growth throughout the book is incredible and appropriate. At the beginning, she is a very "normal" citizen and then as the story unfolds, events trigger her rebellious spirit. I loved it
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She was definitely a lovely and admirable iteration of the female protagonist in this novel who embodied bravery, boldness, courage and a readiness to take action at every point in time.
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I liked her, although in some points I really though she was been quite infantile and naïve, even when she becomes defiant (sometimes seems almost like a girl having a tantrum)
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Overall, Kim was likeable and relatable. She had gifts and flaws just like everyone else does. She had feelings and instincts that she simply could not ignore, no matter how much the Hierarchy urged her to suppress them. However, remember that everyone in this world is called "she" whether they are male or female. Since Kim's anatomy was never described in the book, it still bugs me that I wasn't quite sure whether Kim was actually a man or a woman.
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