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A review by leni4
A Strange and Brilliant Light by Eli Lee
1.0
The idea of a world with artificial intelligence felt like more of a sub-plot rather than the main focus of the book until the last few chapters. Many details about the characters were never explored or developed, therefore making a lot of the book feel like filler.
Lal was extremely unlikeable, which isn't necessarily a negative thing, however her actions and way of thinking wasn't justifiable, and she went through little to no character development.Her relationship with Los could have never been mentioned and it would have in no way effected her character or the plot, and it felt like a poor excuse for a sex scene.
Rose had a lot of potential, however fell flat, and the mystery around her family that was alluded to be of significance was never really mentioned again and felt completely unnecessary, rather than something that's actually integral to the plot. Not everything has to have meaning, however it was difficult to find anything in the book that actually progressed the story, and with the end being the only interesting part, it felt very rushed, as if the painstakingly long 250 pages previous meant nothing.
Janetta had little substance as a character,and I wish that her thought process when trying to create conscious AI was explained rather than it just suddenly happening.
However, I did like the ending, but I was disappointed in the wasted potential that this book had, as I really liked the philosophy and economic concerns relating to AI, and the theoretical solutions for people loosing their jobs to AI that were brought up.
Lal was extremely unlikeable, which isn't necessarily a negative thing, however her actions and way of thinking wasn't justifiable, and she went through little to no character development.
Rose had a lot of potential, however fell flat, and the mystery around her family that was alluded to be of significance was never really mentioned again and felt completely unnecessary, rather than something that's actually integral to the plot. Not everything has to have meaning, however it was difficult to find anything in the book that actually progressed the story, and with the end being the only interesting part, it felt very rushed, as if the painstakingly long 250 pages previous meant nothing.
Janetta had little substance as a character,
However, I did like the ending, but I was disappointed in the wasted potential that this book had, as I really liked the philosophy and economic concerns relating to AI, and the theoretical solutions for people loosing their jobs to AI that were brought up.