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Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky
4.0
dark funny mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

A fairly unique perspective of a near dystopia coming from a robots viewpoint. There is a lot of dry humour, mostly around beurocracy, but manages convey a good amount of mystery as we're trying to make sense of the world and what's happened. I enjoyed the perspective of the robot as it tried to compute the larger world, and it added to the mystery of what the world was like as we couldn't get a clear human perspective on it. Though at times it could be a bit slow. At times it felt like the author's message was surfacing a bit above the narrative, and it felt a little too on the nose at point. I'd have liked it if it had leaned a bit more into what we think constitutes free will / independent thougt, but overall an enjoyable listen with a solid theme.