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Manbot
Every home in the US now owns a housebot. The robots have revolutionised modern society, but were they made to fulfil all human desires?
When his friend, Mitchell, expresses sexual interest in his manbot, it sets Gray Benedict to thinking about his own hotbot, Kavan, a six foot three powerhouse made to obey Gray's every command. Gray doesn't want to take advantage of a mach...more
When his friend, Mitchell, expresses sexual interest in his manbot, it sets Gray Benedict to thinking about his own hotbot, Kavan, a six foot three powerhouse made to obey Gray's every command. Gray doesn't want to take advantage of a mach...more
ebook, 135 pages
Published
August 4th 2012
by Silver Publishing
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Has all the hallmarks of a Scarlet Blackwell book. In a near future, most families own a housebot for general duties, ranging from government issue to top of the range models both male or female. Programmed for general duties initially, some owners start to use or abuse them sexually in some cases. I liked how in the story the ' bots ' had human advisors who they could go to for advice and council. Gray Benedict is gay and although he has always thought his manbot Kavan attractive has never real...more
Awwww.
This is a very cute short novella that begins to explore the relationship between a lonely man and the handsome robotic servant, or "housebot", who has cooked and cleaned for him for the past year. Gray has been quietly appreciative of Kavan's domestic talents, and wryly observant of the fact that Gray's cat prefers the robot's company to Gray's own. (Cats are like that.) But he does not allow himself to consciously think of Kavan in more intimate ways until, one night at a bar, a friend o...more
This is a very cute short novella that begins to explore the relationship between a lonely man and the handsome robotic servant, or "housebot", who has cooked and cleaned for him for the past year. Gray has been quietly appreciative of Kavan's domestic talents, and wryly observant of the fact that Gray's cat prefers the robot's company to Gray's own. (Cats are like that.) But he does not allow himself to consciously think of Kavan in more intimate ways until, one night at a bar, a friend o...more
3.5 stars.
This was a fun little read. I like it better when Scarlet Blackwell writes alpha bastards, but two nice guys makes a change.
The first nice guy is Gray. Gray has been having rude thoughts about Kavan his manbot. Which is unethical, probably. And definitely creepy, right? Although the whole issue of consent doesn't come into it if they're not human. Even though they're designed to look human and act human. And even though they have all the bits they need in order to have sex. And they...more
This was a fun little read. I like it better when Scarlet Blackwell writes alpha bastards, but two nice guys makes a change.
The first nice guy is Gray. Gray has been having rude thoughts about Kavan his manbot. Which is unethical, probably. And definitely creepy, right? Although the whole issue of consent doesn't come into it if they're not human. Even though they're designed to look human and act human. And even though they have all the bits they need in order to have sex. And they...more
When it comes to Scarlet Blackwell's stories, I have no power to resist. Even if I'm a bit leery with the idea of robot-sex. Turns out that this is another one of Ms. Blackwell's that goes to her great list.
Since Kavan is a manbot, his clinical way of talking is so endearing. I cannot help to giggle when he analyzes what Gray wants from the sexual interest ...
"Your penis is, by my calculation, seven inches long when erect, which is approximately one point five inches larger than average"
OR
"Do yo...more
Since Kavan is a manbot, his clinical way of talking is so endearing. I cannot help to giggle when he analyzes what Gray wants from the sexual interest ...
"Your penis is, by my calculation, seven inches long when erect, which is approximately one point five inches larger than average"
OR
"Do yo...more
Every household in the US is issued a standard housebot to make life easier. When Gray Benedict learns that his friend, as well as other citizens, are using their housebots for "additional services", he experiences a mixture of curiosity and moral indignity. When he finds that his own housebot, Kavan, is willing to add these services to his duties, Gray is reluctant to take advantage of his housebot, even though he is keenly attracted to him, not to mention lonely. Gray must struggle with his mo...more
The only complaint I have is the non-resolution society-wise, but gd if it's not realistic =_=. As sad as it is, I think I'd have to concede that society wouldn't change - or at least, wouldn't have changed fast enough - to be able to accommodate new developments like Kavan. Makes me depressed for the projected fictitious future, though, cuz if it happened before, it's bound to happen again. Humanity as a whole kind of sucks, but there would be others like Gray. *sigh.
Fascinating read and I thin...more
Fascinating read and I thin...more
A fun and very unusual little novella. As the blurb explains, Grey starts to have sex with his manbot (robot) because other friends are doing it with theirs. But he genuinely likes Kavan and feels more for him than a man should for an electronic device. As it happens, Kavan feels more for Grey too.
This read was pretty light on the universe-building/sci fi end of things. It was extremely simplistic in many ways that could have been further developed. But that didn't detract from the sexiness and...more
This read was pretty light on the universe-building/sci fi end of things. It was extremely simplistic in many ways that could have been further developed. But that didn't detract from the sexiness and...more
"Manbot" is a story in the vein of Isaac Asimov's Robot series, in that it examines what happens when robots are given (or develop) emotions. Where Asimov focuses on the entirety of what makes humans human, Scarlet Blackwell takes one aspect and examines it in detail. This is, for such a comparatively short novella, quite an achievement. She does it by creating two wonderful main characters, one human, and one manbot, and letting them interact in a world full of prejudice and assumptions that ro...more
Another hard one from Mrs Blackwell.
For me this is two novels in one. It seems written by two different people. And being such a short story it confuses you a bit.Or a lot.
The first half of the story is really light and doesn’t really expect much from you while the second half gets into much difficult problems without actually backing them up.
In my opinion, she should have gone with just one of these options. I would have been ok with the light, fluffy, porny approach. But she doesn’t do this. I...more
For me this is two novels in one. It seems written by two different people. And being such a short story it confuses you a bit.Or a lot.
The first half of the story is really light and doesn’t really expect much from you while the second half gets into much difficult problems without actually backing them up.
In my opinion, she should have gone with just one of these options. I would have been ok with the light, fluffy, porny approach. But she doesn’t do this. I...more
I love a good sci-fi novel, and this is just that.
There are shades of I, Robot and many other sci-fi themes here. The point at which artificial intelligence ceases and real intelligence begins, along with the development of those pesky human traits such as emotion and dare I say it, love, is a well-trodden area in both fiction and movies. But that doesn't mean there can't be another. And when the book is a male/male romance, so much the better.
Nicely convincing writing by Scarlet Blackwell, with...more
There are shades of I, Robot and many other sci-fi themes here. The point at which artificial intelligence ceases and real intelligence begins, along with the development of those pesky human traits such as emotion and dare I say it, love, is a well-trodden area in both fiction and movies. But that doesn't mean there can't be another. And when the book is a male/male romance, so much the better.
Nicely convincing writing by Scarlet Blackwell, with...more
I would have loved this even more if it had been longer. As a writer I know how novellas work and some are great with the short format, some feel incomplete. This one was fine as it is, but the HFN... I would have loved a HEA, maybe a deeper look into the world as it was turning to be in the end of the story.
An enjoyable read, nevertheless. Posed some very interesting questions while being one hot, angsty story.
An enjoyable read, nevertheless. Posed some very interesting questions while being one hot, angsty story.
Enjoyed that quite a bit since it's one of my favourite themes. Falling for a robot, drawing feelings from a robot.
I felt for both Gray and Kavan. They are pretty lovable, surprisingly (there's always an a***ole in SB's books, and this time it's not one of the MCs).
I wish the way Kavan's "feelings" worked was better explained though. But it's not Azimov, I realize that. I bought everything anyway :D
I felt for both Gray and Kavan. They are pretty lovable, surprisingly (there's always an a***ole in SB's books, and this time it's not one of the MCs).
I wish the way Kavan's "feelings" worked was better explained though. But it's not Azimov, I realize that. I bought everything anyway :D
Scarlet Blackwell’s MANBOT is not the amusing little sci-fi piece I was expecting. It is a deeply emotional, beautifully written story that explores what will happen if robots are given emotions. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and hope Ms Blackwell will write more stories in this genre.
Please see my complete review on Aug. 16, 2012 at http://mrsconditreadsbooks.com/index....
Please see my complete review on Aug. 16, 2012 at http://mrsconditreadsbooks.com/index....
This is definitely my favorite short by Scarlet Blackwell. She is usually known for her unlikeable MCs and angst-none of that here! I was smiling and laughing at Kavan the housebot's adorable and humorous reactions to his introduction to physical pleasures. I just loved Kavan's sarcastic responses and Gray's resulting puzzlement over this unusual display of emotional intelligence from a robot. The story gained a dark undertone towards the end in regards to the humans' treatment towards the robot...more
I enjoyed the story. Though because it was a HFN and was left open-ended, I wished there was more. I wanted to know what happened to Kavan and Gray! Because of that it felt like it was missing something. The rest was good, though.
3.5 stars
I loved Kavan, the cute manbot, and his porn talk with a robotty twist but the ending was too open for my taste. I hope the author will write a sequel.
I loved Kavan, the cute manbot, and his porn talk with a robotty twist but the ending was too open for my taste. I hope the author will write a sequel.
I don't really care how poorly (or not poorly) written this is. She just writes things that make me go "woo" :D
3.5 stars
How I wish there was a sequel to this one!
How I wish there was a sequel to this one!
Wow!! I loved this book!! Hope there will be a sequel!!!
At first it came across as boring (totally not what I was expecting from the blurb) but by the end I'm like, yeah what's the outcome, etc.(view spoiler)I definitely want to see what happens and develops further with them so hopefully it won't be left as a cliffhanger.
3.5
3.5 stars
Awww....I really enjoyed this book. It was a short but sweet story about a lonely man who falls for his house robot and engages in a physical relationship with him. Kavan is a fine, fully functional specimen of male technology, but with emotions he doesn't understand and he loves cats:-) What can I say. You've just got to love him!
It took me a while to take to the characters and the story but then I enjoyed the read :) Kavan with his blunt technical terms made me laugh out loud a few times and I felt incredibly sorry for George. The relationship between Gray and Kavan was interesting and I like the way the book ended.
I couldn't forget the fact one of MCs was a robot.
Warning: HFN
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