Reviews with content warning for Misogyny - Annie Bot

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Annie Bot by Sierra Greer

179 reviews

gologel's review against another edition

2.5

dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Ich war selten so zwiegespalten bei einem Buch, dass ich hier sogar die erste Rezension lösche und eine neue schreibe.
Das Buch hebt Themen wie Misogynie, (heterosexuelle) Geschlechterrollen, Machtgefälle und -missbrauch und Gewaltformen in einer Beziehung hervor. Und das sehr realitätsnah, dass es mich echt kalt gepackt hat. Gleichzeitig hat mir irgendwie dieser eine Moment, wo alles zusammenkommt, wo das Buch wirklich weitergeht, gefehlt. Es erreicht für mich nicht den Punkt, wo sich alles lohnt oder alles zerbricht - es erreicht keinen Höhepunkt. Hier wurde mMn Potential verspielt, sowohl im Hinblick auf die Beziehungsdynamik als auch insbesondere auf den Aspekt der KI.

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mayathebeeee's review

2.0

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

I feel like the writer wanted to make Annie more than a sexual character but focussed so much on the sexual scenes, while the plot scenes felt rushed and unfinished. It kind of became a selffulfilling prophecy. Didn’t like it. Not my thing.

My favorite character was abandoned and not given any closure. Weird book.

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maraleen's review

4.0

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Can a book make you feel for an AI sexbot? Absolutely. This is an engaging thought experiment that delves into the concept of free will and desire for a robot created and owned by a human. It also explores concepts of loneliness, judgment, and misogyny. If you enjoyed the film, Companion, this book is for you.

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aju_reads's review against another edition

3.0

dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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abelegrin's review

4.5

challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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lydiavsbooks's review

4.5

adventurous challenging fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

This is exactly what I wanted it to be. Disturbing but somehow fun, a really compelling exploration of power, autonomy and the new face of misogyny in the developing world of AI.

Annie was a really interesting character to follow: naive (initially) but without being infantalised, clever and curious and struggling against the constraints of her programming and trying to find autonomy and figure out who she is.

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mangofraiche's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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melanielbooks's review

4.25

challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This was an intricate dive into the psyche of a sentient android/cyborg? woman who is owned by a lonely and emotionally immature man. Her entire existence and her AI personality is centered around this man, who wants her purely for sex, cleaning, and potentially raising children. There is a lot of commentary on personhood/humanity, female bodies, autonomy, power and control.
Annie is such a fascinating character who grows and develops rapidly throughout the book, but man... it was a disturbing read. I felt deeply unsettled for most of it. The ending was fairly mild in comparison to the tension the narrative built, and I wonder if that was on purpose. Because for most women/people who have been in that kind of horrible "relationship" or situation, you don't get the explosive cathartic ending. If you're lucky, you just get to walk away.

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talgriffith's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I wouldn't recommend this book to just anyone. It is an extremely hard read but

Annie comes out okay and as a full person. Doug grows but that growth doesn't mean Annie stays

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hauntedantiqueshop's review

4.0

tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I HAVE NEVER FUCKING HATED A MAN MORE!!!!!! His hair, WACK. His gear, WACK. His jewelry, WACK. His footstance, WACK. The way he talks, WACK. The way he doesn't even like to smile, WACK. Annie, she’s tight as FUCK!

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