The book was a fast and enjoyable read once I got into it. There begins the tale of Jared, Byron, and an ever-increasing group of characters. When he finds a dysfunctional robotic man, who is totally hot, the gay computer programmer loads him in a robotic taxi and takes him home. What’s a guy to do? He investigates, of course. While walking by, Jared can’t help but notice a leg hanging out of a dumpster. The site had been all over the news because they are using only robotic labor and the robots look nearly 100% human. When Jared Thomas is out walking his dog one night, he goes further than he normally does and walks past a large construction site. The angry mobs are looking for a scapegoat. There were nefarious military deals going on without political authority, there were disenfranchised young white men, angry at the world and it was a time of great change. I think the author did a good job describing life 45 years from now, although it looked much like life in 2017 in the US. The story is set in the 2060’s in the United States. Minor stuff, but things to watch in the sequel, which I’m excited to say the end of the book clearly shows will be coming down the road. We don’t have ‘lounges’ in homes in the US. There were a few minor issues with British versus American English that should maybe have been caught, for example, lounge.
The premise, characters and storyline were all fantastic. I hope he continues to make recommendations like this one!īrobots is a first book from a new author, but it really didn’t read like one. This is the second book he has sent me and again I loved his recommendation. This book came to me through a recommendation from a friend on Goodreads. Jared takes home a cute man he finds in a dumpster and then gets drawn into a world of robots, parenting and conspiracy. Some machines are learning who they are, and humans could do with a bit of that, too. Artificial intelligence can’t be programmed.
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