Most of this collection I liked and promptly forgot, but "Deus ex Machina" still comes to mind sometimes. This was a great read in a tiny book (it's both thin and small). I just can't justify the four stars, though if I had to judge based on "DeM" alone, I'd give it 5--for maintaining that feeling three years later. ( )

A creepy and sinister collection of short stories in which the use of technology is a common theme.

Noise is Hari Kunzru's quirky collection of short sories, published in the Penguin 70's series.

Written earlier than his novels, the stories are still humourous ... yet surprisingly dark as they the interface between humanity and machine in an increasingly wired world.

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