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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The fact this was published almost 75 years ago is astounding. A fascinating collection of stories depicting some of the ethical questions that accompany the rise of artificial intelligence.
adventurous
fast-paced
adventurous
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
mysterious
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
these stories were fun! some of it is repetitive but I still enjoyed it quite a bit. the writing is nothing special but the concepts are cool (especially if you take into account when these stories were written)
I liked the first story with Robbie but the next few had these recurring guys that were just too annoying to me.
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
funny
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I, Robot is composed of eight short stories, with moments of framing narrative between them. The first and the second to last focus a lot on the personal and emotional aspect of human-robot interactions, while the remainder dominantly explore different conundrums that can be encountered with the laws of robotics. I found every story very interesting. Asimov's prose is that of old-school science fiction writers, as well, with both the things I like about that (it's very smooth and easy to read) and the things I tend not to (infodumps where characters explain things to other characters who already know said things, silly or impersonal dialogue sometimes). Overall, I quite liked it overall.
One downside I found, though, was that despite setting up a brilliant, industrious heroine, there are scattered, surprising moments of sexism from Asimov when referring to other women. In his worldview, it was mostly men who worked, and men were the more logical and grounded gender. It only comes up a few times, and in general the actual characters don't even reflect the worldview. It is something worthy of note, however.
One downside I found, though, was that despite setting up a brilliant, industrious heroine, there are scattered, surprising moments of sexism from Asimov when referring to other women. In his worldview, it was mostly men who worked, and men were the more logical and grounded gender. It only comes up a few times, and in general the actual characters don't even reflect the worldview. It is something worthy of note, however.
reflective
medium-paced