A review by znvisser
Annie Bot by Sierra Greer

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

 “She needs the chance to make mistakes and learn. Kind of like a kid.”
“She doesn’t look like a kid,” Roland says. Doug laughs. “Well, no. I’m not a perv.” 

Audience, Doug is, in fact, a perv. And an ass, because well, you have to be one to one to ‘own’ an AI woman and order her around. He gets annoyed at Annie for things that are either quite human or typically AI, so she can never win. 

This book positively surprised me! I was intrigued by this before the release but left it in the store because it looked really dialogue-heavy. My interest was reignited however, and I can’t deny it’s dialogue that pushes a lot of this story forward. But it surprisingly worked. It kept the pace up, and along with that, big events happened relatively early which kept me guessing for any further plot developments. 

Annie came alive to me and I experienced this abusive relationship along with her, rejoicing when Doug had better moods; because even if I didn’t see a way out for her either, at the very least it would mean she would be less miserable for a bit. Her emotional journey is what made this story so interesting. It begs the same question Westworld did in its earlier days: once technology reflects and experiences emotions, what really stops us from considering them human?
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