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jenpaul13 's review for:
Robot Dreams
by Isaac Asimov
Twenty-one short stories from the 1940s to the 1980s that explore what the future could come to be, in terms of technological advances and humanity's capacity to evolve, fill the pages of Robot Dreams by Isaac Asimov.
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Spanning a variety of story types, with some being near future realities set in a world familiar to its audience to those of a harder science fiction slant, the short stories entertain and educate readers while offering an opportunity to reflect upon the human condition and more generally contemplate the world we have. As is generally true of a collection, some of the stories resonated more and were more (eerily) relatable and recognizable as a potential future (or current) situation; his predictions for some technologies and human behaviors struck me as rather eerie in the accuracy he was able to depict current realities of life. Asimov's focus on characters demonstrates more easily the world they inhabit and their reliance upon various technologies or ways of life than if he were to simply describe the world in which his characters live.
Overall, I'd give it a 3.5 out of 5 stars.
To read this, and other book reviews, visit my website: http://makinggoodstories.wordpress.com/.
Spanning a variety of story types, with some being near future realities set in a world familiar to its audience to those of a harder science fiction slant, the short stories entertain and educate readers while offering an opportunity to reflect upon the human condition and more generally contemplate the world we have. As is generally true of a collection, some of the stories resonated more and were more (eerily) relatable and recognizable as a potential future (or current) situation; his predictions for some technologies and human behaviors struck me as rather eerie in the accuracy he was able to depict current realities of life. Asimov's focus on characters demonstrates more easily the world they inhabit and their reliance upon various technologies or ways of life than if he were to simply describe the world in which his characters live.
Overall, I'd give it a 3.5 out of 5 stars.