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A review by geethr75
The Automaton by Ian Young
I found this an engaging and entertaining read. There were issues but despite all that, it remains an entertaining read. It did get a bit boring at times, but to me the ending was really unsatisfactory. It feels like the author set things up to fool the reader.
This was another of the SPSFC quarterfinalists, and while I see the appeal, I'm not too impressed. Ultimately, there are no stakes, and most of the book is basically flashback and the present and the anomaly that was built up earlier turns out to be something that gets resolved very quickly and something that, to my mind, doesn't even need all that build up.
I would rate this a 6/10 in the SPSFC scale. The rating and review represents my views, and not the team's overall view.
If you like dystopian sci fi, future worlds with AI that doesn't destroy the world, you might enjoy this. All the issues apart, it is an entertaining read.
This was another of the SPSFC quarterfinalists, and while I see the appeal, I'm not too impressed. Ultimately, there are no stakes, and most of the book is basically flashback and the present and the anomaly that was built up earlier turns out to be something that gets resolved very quickly and something that, to my mind, doesn't even need all that build up.
I would rate this a 6/10 in the SPSFC scale. The rating and review represents my views, and not the team's overall view.
If you like dystopian sci fi, future worlds with AI that doesn't destroy the world, you might enjoy this. All the issues apart, it is an entertaining read.