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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I loved the premise of this book, in which online avatars are used to explore learning and artificial intelligence, and in which their human trainers bond and even come to love these created creatures. However, readers are kept at an arm's length throughout the story, when it would have been easy to have the readers also fall in love with the digients and to care about their fate when their platform is discontinued. Additionally, the book ends very abruptly, with every major storyline unresolved. Read it if you're interested in exploring the intersection of online characters and machine learning, but if unresolved will put knots in your britches, then avoid.
Fantastic book, so much plot in so few pages! Very thought provoking. Time to read everything else this man has ever written :)
Science fiction writer who always makes me think.
This was dull..a possible script for something bigger
And more entertaining.but we have what we have
And more entertaining.but we have what we have
challenging
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
An interesting concept but very mid-range execution. It was refreshing to read a different and honestly more humane take towards the potential development of AI, though I couldn't tell you if it was realistic or not however. I also think there were aspects of this that did not need to be on this, specifically the secondary character.
challenging
dark
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes