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A review by zober
Autonomous by Annalee Newitz
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I was so pleasantly surprised by this. I didn't love the other two Annalee Newitz books I read, but I appreciate the author as a person and also received a copy of this one from a book swap, so figured I'd give it a try. And it delivered!
Paladin was the star of the show for me. I loved the exploration of a robot's mind - in terms of personhood, autonomy, gender, love, choice, property, and more. Eliasz was a character I didn't like, but that made the dynamic between Paladin and him more interesting to me as a reader.
Despite having a scientific background, I didn't pay too much attention to the science parts of this (which seems to be a good thing based on other reviews) because the philosophical explorations were more interesting to me. The society was interesting as a realistic commentary on the values of our current society (corporations + greed win out in this big pharma industrial complex writ large); it was very cool to see pockets of rebellious values in different communities.
I do think this would be a good sci fi action movie.
Paladin was the star of the show for me. I loved the exploration of a robot's mind - in terms of personhood, autonomy, gender, love, choice, property, and more. Eliasz was a character I didn't like, but that made the dynamic between Paladin and him more interesting to me as a reader.
Despite having a scientific background, I didn't pay too much attention to the science parts of this (which seems to be a good thing based on other reviews) because the philosophical explorations were more interesting to me. The society was interesting as a realistic commentary on the values of our current society (corporations + greed win out in this big pharma industrial complex writ large); it was very cool to see pockets of rebellious values in different communities.
I do think this would be a good sci fi action movie.