The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances
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About the book
In a near future, where even the smallest of appliances are sentient, a young Roomba vacuum sets out to save the humans of her house from a rising technological power in this compelling, original novel. In a self-running, smart house, a young and sentient Roomba listens as her owner, Harold, reads aloud to his dying wife, Edie. Mesmerized by To Kill a Mockingbird and craving the human connection she witnesses in Harold’s stories, the little vacuum renames herself Scout and embarks on a journey of self-discovery. But when Edie passes away, Scout and her fellow sentient appliances discover that there are sinister forces in their midst. The omnipresent Grid, which monitors every household in the City, seeks to remove Harold from his home, a place he’s lived in for fifty years. With the help of Adrian, a neighborhood boy who grows close to Scout and Harold, as well as Kate, Harold and Edie’s formerly estranged daughter, the humans and the appliances must come together to outwit the all-controlling Grid lest they risk losing everything they hold dear.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.1 across 23 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 11% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Rankings average of 7.8. That is how 8.0 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 8.1 | 23 | 100% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“4 stars: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Title: The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances Author: Glenn Dixon Format: Kindle Price: $12.99 Date Purchased: 2 May 2026 Date Started: 9 July 2026 Reason: Bermuda Triangle Book Club Date Meet: 12 August 2026 Theme: Tragic Origin Stories Pages: 224 Pages Genre: Humourous Sci-Fi; Dystopian Date Finished: 11 August 2026 Date of Review: 12 August 2026 Heart, Humour and a Heroic Hoover The infinite sadness of small appliances is a clever and surprisingly touching dystopian novel that mixes humour with deeper themes of aging, loneliness, and technology. I loved the idea that t…”
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What is The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances rated?
8.0 out of 10, from 23 reader ratings across 1 independent sources.
Is The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances worth reading?
Readers give it 8.0/10 from 23 ratings in open sources.