973 reviews for:

De maniac

Benjamín Labatut

4.28 AVERAGE

informative medium-paced
challenging emotional informative reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
informative reflective medium-paced
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark informative tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated

 about half way through this book, i was growing tired of the plot and the main character. i don't really identify with unfeeling men who chase power and absolute control through science and AI so i was getting annoyed. however, once i got to the final section of the book, i couldn't put it down. kind of weirdly placed and a different tone/narrator from the rest of the book, but it was super fascinating and will stick with me for a while. going to go watch the alphago doc next. 

Unsettlingly. As before Labatut plants a seed. This time something from Johnny van Neumann's mind which tunnels its way into AI - a terrible force.
dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced
challenging informative inspiring reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
informative inspiring reflective medium-paced