4.03 AVERAGE

adventurous funny slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

By far the best part of this book to me, was seeing the foundations of science fiction robotic stories. Some of the short story dynamics were uncomfortable with today’s standards, however, the mental gymnastics in the stories were just as fascinating now as they were 90 years ago when they were written.

The short stories in this collection are independent, so you can easily dip in an out, or choose to read just a couple. If you are going to read just one, I suggest you pick up Evidence.


Quote I like from the introduction: “50 years is a long time. Not when you are looking back on them.”

sci-fi kradser seriøst min hjerne på den helt rigtige måde, jeg elsker det
reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Interesting especially in the context of the current conversations surrounding Ai

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challenging fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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jinjan's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 41%

DNF'd @ 41%

This was a boom club pick that I wasn't able to finish before we met up. I read the whole thing years ago when I was in middle or high school. I enjoyed it back then & I enjoyed now - but realistically I'm not super interested now that our book club already discussed it.
reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
informative reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous informative tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No