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laffingkat's review
3.0
This short story is described as a techno thriller, but I didn’t find it very exciting. I liked the play on the Oscar Wilde story, but the ending felt predictable. The characters are selfish and not at all endearing. Wilde’s characters weren’t nice people either, but at least his Dorian had charm and style. Even in a short story, I want to care what happens to the characters, and in this case, I just didn’t. The AI D-RIAN did have a quirky sense of humor I enjoyed though.
The narration was provided by Robert Meek. His performance was well paced and easy to understand, but I thought he sounded a bit too robotic at times. That worked well for D-RIAN’s voice, but I wonder if I might have related to Dorian better if he’d had a more emotive voice.
If you have a dark sense of humor and enjoy contemporary reinterpretations of classic literature, this might be worth a read.
I was given a free copy of this audiobook by the author and volunteered to provide an honest review.
The narration was provided by Robert Meek. His performance was well paced and easy to understand, but I thought he sounded a bit too robotic at times. That worked well for D-RIAN’s voice, but I wonder if I might have related to Dorian better if he’d had a more emotive voice.
If you have a dark sense of humor and enjoy contemporary reinterpretations of classic literature, this might be worth a read.
I was given a free copy of this audiobook by the author and volunteered to provide an honest review.
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