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LIFEL1K3
by Jay Kristoff
4.5 stars. I really liked this! Started right off ... reminded me a bit of "Real Steel" with two bots battling it out in an arena. But that not what the book is really about. At the very beginning, we are given definitions of the different types of robots in this futuristic sci-fi world. Automata, Machina and Logika. The three rules (and some thoughts on those) ... and a memory. We aren't sure whose memory or what it is all about. Those memories continue to surface throughout the book. They are written in italics, so they are easily identified. I was listening to audio, and still the different distinctions were quite clear. Also (I was glad I was able to download the Kindle copy in addition to the audio, as I like to have a visual of some of the story) Cricket's "voice" was in a different typeface, which I liked, it added a distinctive note to the Kindle copy, the narrator did a good job with the different voices on audio.
Speaking of voices ... the book/characters had a distinctive tone. In their slang ... such as "no way a bot this beautiful is getting bricked by some fritzer" ... fizzy, smoked, true cert, and ALL the nick names and ways characters were referred to... LemonFresh (that's not even a nickname really), bestest, Riotgrrl, Freckles, Dimples, BrainTrauma, "the lifelife", almost-boy, dead girl, the Preacher. I liked it, although sometimes it got a little overdone (the "her bestest" and "the lifelike" ... a LOT of that).
The storyline itself kept my interest. I wanted to come back as soon as possible when I'd had to put the book down. The time shift to the "memories" were a little confusing, but everything came together in the end. Even the title, with the numbers in there. The author did a good job and making the characters (and us) care about some of these machines ... like Cricket and the little robot dog.
I really liked the audio version, and thought the narrator did a good job, but as mentioned above, I was glad I had the Kindle copy as well, as some of the things came across a little differently in print. Especially in the end, when there were so many random thoughts coming across ... although the narrator did a really good job with it all. I liked being able to go back and skim and make sure I'd picked up everything.
When I'm reading multiple books at a time (or back to back) I TRY to shift the focus (vampires, dystopian, ghosts, zombies, WW2, etc) ... but I happened to be watching the TV series "Humans" which also has a very life-like robot/android theme (and consciousness and not wanting to be slaves).
Speaking of voices ... the book/characters had a distinctive tone. In their slang ... such as "no way a bot this beautiful is getting bricked by some fritzer" ... fizzy, smoked, true cert, and ALL the nick names and ways characters were referred to... LemonFresh (that's not even a nickname really), bestest, Riotgrrl, Freckles, Dimples, BrainTrauma, "the lifelife", almost-boy, dead girl, the Preacher. I liked it, although sometimes it got a little overdone (the "her bestest" and "the lifelike" ... a LOT of that).
The storyline itself kept my interest. I wanted to come back as soon as possible when I'd had to put the book down. The time shift to the "memories" were a little confusing, but everything came together in the end. Even the title, with the numbers in there. The author did a good job and making the characters (and us) care about some of these machines ... like Cricket and the little robot dog.
I really liked the audio version, and thought the narrator did a good job, but as mentioned above, I was glad I had the Kindle copy as well, as some of the things came across a little differently in print. Especially in the end, when there were so many random thoughts coming across ... although the narrator did a really good job with it all. I liked being able to go back and skim and make sure I'd picked up everything.
When I'm reading multiple books at a time (or back to back) I TRY to shift the focus (vampires, dystopian, ghosts, zombies, WW2, etc) ... but I happened to be watching the TV series "Humans" which also has a very life-like robot/android theme (and consciousness and not wanting to be slaves).