Machines Like Me
Published in 2019, Machines Like Me is an alternate history and historical fiction novel by Ian McEwan. It takes readers to London and England in the 1980s. It features Alan Turing, Margaret Thatcher and Tony Benn. Key subjects include triangles, interpersonal relations, artificial intelligence and alternative history.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.8 out of 5 from 8 ratings, and 64 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 11 editions. It appeared on the New York Times Hardcover Fiction bestseller list in 2019.
It runs to roughly 333 pages — 6–7 hours of reading at an average pace.
About Machines Like Me
Machines Like Me is the 15th novel by the English author Ian McEwan. The novel published in 2019 by Jonathan Cape. The novel is set in the 1980s in an alternative history timeline in which the UK lost the Falklands War, Alan Turing is still alive, and the Internet, social media, and self-driving cars already exist. The story revolves around an android named Adam and its/his relationship with its/his owners, Charlie and Miranda, which involves the formation of a love triangle.
Awards & lists
- 📰New York Times bestseller list — Hardcover Fiction, 2019
Quick answers
Who wrote Machines Like Me?
Machines Like Me was written by Ian McEwan and first published in 2019.
What genre is Machines Like Me?
It is usually shelved as Alternate History and Historical Fiction.
How long is Machines Like Me?
The median edition has 333 pages, about 6–7 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Machines Like Me?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Saint and the Sinner, The Castle of Fear and The Pretty Horse-Breakers.
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