[A Sip of a Book] The Deviation of a Clone Forbidden from Human Fellowship

Some sentences encapsulate the entire content of the book itself, while others instantly reach the reader's heart, creating a point of contact with the book. We introduce such meaningful sentences excerpted from the book. - Editor's note

This is an SF that boldly questions the boundaries of humanity in a near-future office. Jaina, a clone designed with combined genes for efficient work processing, breaks the rule prohibiting fellowship with humans and forms her own preferences like ordinary humans, while also falling into a forbidden relationship with humans. The work depicts simulants (clones) who possess abilities indistinguishable from humans but are targets of hatred and terrorism, seeking the meaning of life and cultivating inner strength to resist the contradictions of a ruthless future society.

"Tom sent me a report to complete... I said I was too busy to help. Then he got very angry at me. He went on vacation in that state and committed suicide. It's my fault." p.78

She realized that she had never named the second smaller giant cockroach. Eloise played a video throughout working hours so that her cat could roam near the workspace. The cat's name was Freud, but Jaina did not know why it was named that. p.83

The process of making coffee was so breathtakingly beautiful that Jaina almost forgot the purpose of the ritual. Dave was making the perfect coffee for her. Dave poured near-boiling water over the ground beans. Jaina barely took her eyes off the swirling coffee, the center of that effort, and shifted her gaze to the hands of the person performing the alchemy. p.156

Calculated Life | Written by Ann Charnock | Translated by Kim Chang-gyu | Hubble | 384 pages | 17,000 KRW

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