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4.04 AVERAGE
4.04 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
What a fun book with a surprising and honest ending. I think Charles is one of my new favorite robot characters in fiction.
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I enjoyed it, and liked where it landed, but I couldn’t shake that it would work better as a novella, or a folk tale, or a parable, with less “fleshing out” of the different scenarios faced by Uncharles, and shorter stories throughout. More punchy. For some reason the world building didn’t really work for me.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Excellent writing, witty to the core. The story flourishes of anecdotal points making the world-building ever so realistic.
The implacable logic haunts and drives the story like a maniacal computer program. It’s been a great joy to experience the endpoints of logical process taken to their logical conclusions.
The implacable logic haunts and drives the story like a maniacal computer program. It’s been a great joy to experience the endpoints of logical process taken to their logical conclusions.
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
funny
mysterious
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:
Complicated
adventurous
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Fun, some new thoughts , perhaps more of a Novella. Tchaikovsky is a very talented and multifaceted writer.
funny
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I was nervous to start this as to be honest, I did not love Alien Clay and was worried I would have a similar experienced with this novel. Happy to report: this novel was quite a different experience! Tchaikovsky's voice felt a lot stronger in this novel? I understood what they were trying to say and was entertained along they way, rather than just understanding and kinda falling asleep.
To put simply: Service Model is about a robot, Charles, that ends up going on a soul-searching mission after inexplicably killing their owner. Turns out the world is kind of a dystopian wasteland where mankind has nearly gone extinct. This does not stop the robot, now UnCharles, from trying to ignore his self-awareness despite his new found friend, The Wonk, from trying to force UnCharles into self-realization.
The audiobook is narrated by the author and he does a wonderful job! This story mixes a lot of social commentary mixed with intensely dry humor. The story errs to the side of "cozy" while still feeling aware enough of itself to stay away from getting too comfy. I really liked this novel even if I think it was a bit too long. I wonder if this novel could have been more effective as a novella, but eh, its good as-is!
To put simply: Service Model is about a robot, Charles, that ends up going on a soul-searching mission after inexplicably killing their owner. Turns out the world is kind of a dystopian wasteland where mankind has nearly gone extinct. This does not stop the robot, now UnCharles, from trying to ignore his self-awareness despite his new found friend, The Wonk, from trying to force UnCharles into self-realization.
The audiobook is narrated by the author and he does a wonderful job! This story mixes a lot of social commentary mixed with intensely dry humor. The story errs to the side of "cozy" while still feeling aware enough of itself to stay away from getting too comfy. I really liked this novel even if I think it was a bit too long. I wonder if this novel could have been more effective as a novella, but eh, its good as-is!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Classism
Moderate: War
Minor: Slavery