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Dec 23, 2011

Lou rated it:

http://more2read.com/?review=robopocalypse-by-daniel-h-wilson
There is a New War igniting by the very machines that were serving humans 'Robots.' Is there any hope for the human race and what weapon could match the ability of the artificial intelligence?
We had zombies with World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War and vampires with The Strain nows the time for something new and fresh setting a new trend, evil robots. A writer who has a Ph.D in Robotics has created a gauntlet race More...

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Apr 01, 2011

Tatiana rated it:

Robopocalypse is a poor book, but I am sure Spielberg will make a great movie out of it. I think I will even watch it when it comes out in 2013. Mindless entertainment in movies is fun, in books - not so much. For me anyway.

You see, I went into reading this novel thinking that a story about robots breaking free and taking over the world and humans fighting back would be something more intellectually challenging and complex than this. I guess Philip K. Dick, Ted Chiang and Bernard Beckett More...

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Feb 09, 2011

Mike rated it:

Let me just say, I welcome our robot overlords, whenever they may arrive. My allegiance is sincere, and not some recent conversion, either. No, I'm no fickle screaming ninny suddenly finding his faith as the monstrous steel hands close inexorably on my skull. Puh-leeeze! Not to toot my own horn, but even the most mindless of my previously-purchased automatons sits comfortably in my basement--that juicer we got for the wedding, some thirty or forty toy cars (batteries still inside), a collect More...

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May 31, 2011

Justin rated it:

http://staffersmusings.blogspot.com/2011...
Post-Novel + 39 Minutes
This account was transcribed by a certain book reviewer a few days after the books began their campaign against humanity. The reviewer was clearly suffering from post-literary confusion, but little did he know the impact he would come to have on the future of mankind.
Narrator, ID#4857382

I know I will not survive this review.

I feel my teeth chattering as the Hardies throw themselves against my oak More...

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Oct 12, 2011

Noran rated it:

I was surprised to receive this book in the mail, since it is not my usual read-"whatever that is noran" you may say. Sci fi not my cup of tea. Well, I discovered to my delight, I WON a GR book give away--over 1,250 signed up for the 25 books. Gee, I guess I will not be winning the multi-state power ball lotto, since I used up my luck for the year.

Well to finally start this book. I have read the dust cover and it rings eerily to a comment at my Trauma Core Course lecture More...

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Jun 27, 2011

Realteenreviews rated it:

The Gist
In the future, robots have become part of our daily lives. They do jobs that make our lives easier and they live life with us. When Archos- the robot mastermind- rises up and starts to take over the world he starts the New War. The human race has never been more united and it will never be the same again.

What We Think
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I finally read this book. For the past year I have been stuck on cheesy romance novels, eventually that was going to More...

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Jun 22, 2011

Andrew rated it:

From a literary perspective, there's nothing special here and maybe five stars is a little too generous. However, there were some pretty big ideas that Wilson took on and he did so in a very tasteful way. To me, that kind of seems like the reason why science fiction exists as a genre... it allows us to imagine different worlds and different realities beyond the confines of reasonableness.

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Apr 16, 2011

Kristin rated it:

You may also read my review here: http://www.mybookishways.com/2011/04/sci...

Every now and then I discover a new author, and I get really excited. This happened with Jonathan Maberry’s Joe Ledger series and now with Daniel H. Wilson’s Robopocalypse. I’m not quite sure what I expected. Maybe just run of the mill postapocalyptic dystopian fare, with robots run amok? Well, in Robopocalypse, robots certainly do run amok, but run-of-the-mill it is not. Told in snippets of gathered intellige More...

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Jun 27, 2011

Rick rated it:

I loved this book. If you were a fan of World War Z, you will love this. It's similar to that of WWZ in that the writer is documenting the events leading up to the Robo-uprising and connecting seemingly random characters and events together.

What was really great is that not only do we see the war through the human's perspective, but also through the machines'.

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Sep 24, 2011

Apatt rated it:

Robot uprising, killing people all over the shop, with this kind of premise what could go wrong?

Robopocalypse is often compared to Max Brooks' World War Z and the Terminator movie franchise for different reasons. The former comparison is because the story concerns a global attack on the human race by non-human creatures and is episodic structure. The difference is that the enemy of mankind in Robopocalypse is not a horde of homicidal robots but a single AI entity controlling masses o More...

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Apr 06, 2011

Andres rated it:

Original review lost, apparently computer sentience already working against me.

To summarize, I read an advanced reader copy of this since Steven Spielberg has his eye on making this into a movie. The movie might be interesting if they can add to or redo the story in the novel.

This book does nothing new for someone who is already familiar with robots becoming sentient and running amok (and that includes anyone who has seen The Terminator movies, the (newer) Battlestar Gala More...

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Mar 11, 2011

Matty rated it:

Amazing. Simply awesome book.

The book is set up much like World War Z as in it has a common narrator who shares this story of war with you from recollections, footage, and data from other characters in the book.

Throughout this book, you are introduced to characters diverse and emotionally engaging with a common goal: Survival. People live and die fighting for that which we take most for granted... Our humanity.

I found that, unlike World War Z, I was captivated insta More...

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Nov 29, 2011

Will rated it:

Stylistically, this book tries to blend the journalistic feel of "World War Z" with a traditional science fiction narrative, but fails to accomplish either one. Unfortunately, the result is an unbalanced story that focuses on describing what happened without developing how it happened and why. Unlike "World War Z", the author does not create a series of believable characters that share their experience of the war and shine light on how the robot-apocalypse uniquely affected h More...

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Sep 17, 2011

Alex rated it:

Well, okay, I mean, I didn't have a terrible time reading it. It was a little fun. Just atrociously written, though. You know how with some authors - Stephen King does this to me - every once in a while a passage will just be sortof awkward, so you wince a little? Well, Wilson is no Stephen King.

(And besides, this whole thing could have been totally avoided if everyone had just bought robot insurance. Come on, people.)

You ever read World War Z? This is that book with More...

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Jun 21, 2011

Shari rated it:

So far I am liking this it reminds me of World War Z. It is told in an interview/narrative style. This is a fast moving read. Good creepy science fiction made even creepier because the author has a Ph.D. in Robotics! It was a great way to kick off my summer reading.

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Jun 27, 2011

J Dale rated it:

Absolutely a great read. It gets a hold of you on the first pages and will not let go. And I like the changing character POV, with each chapter dealing with a character's path, which leads to the final showdown. Go get this book. Great escapism.

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Sep 01, 2011

Lewis rated it:

When I first read the plot synopsis of this book, I thought “This isn’t anything new. Hasn’t this guy heard of Terminator?” However, though the main idea behind the story is the same (Robot’s artificial intelligence evolves into self-awareness and decides to decimate the human population) the storylines and details making up the entire novel are quite different and pleasantly entertaining.
Daniel H. Wilson’s novel is presented like a documentary, with the protagonist sharing his experienc More...

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Sep 01, 2011

Stewart rated it:

This is a fun one.

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Oct 08, 2011

Laura rated it:

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Nov 17, 2011

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Jun 14, 2011

Lisa rated it:

I think most readers are going to either love this novel or be extremely disappointed with it. Daniel Wilson is a mimic of Max Brooks, only with robots instead of zombies. The storytelling style of Robopocalypse is identical to World War Z. If you didn't like it there, you won't like it here.

While the author's background in robotics is impressive, his fiction writing leaves something to be desired. There are some really compelling scenes -- tense, raw. Genuinely thrilling. Very visua More...

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May 21, 2011

Robot17 rated it:

“When is something truly alive? When it shows an ability to think or an instinct to survive or... when it becomes afraid to die? ”
- The Outer Limits ’s episode “The Human Operators”

Finally...here is my review of the Robopocalypse A novel wrote by Daniel Wilson.

It was the year 1994 when my obsession with machine apocalypse or post-apocalypse stories (in video games, anime, books, comics, movies, etc…) started after I saw in that time a one page announcement of the ne More...

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Jul 24, 2011

Stardust rated it:

I have recently finished only part one, so I may change my mind about the negative things that I am about to say. This is a pulp fiction book with very little crafting skill behind it. I respect David Wilson's knowledge of robotics, but a couple creative writing classes before the publication of this book would have been helpful. I can not believe that an editor let some of the phrases in this book pass. The book is written from multiple points of view, yet barely ever changes its voice. Th More...

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Oct 15, 2011

Beata rated it:

Following the premise of the Terminator, BSG, and Y2K, the robots are out to kill us all. You can tell this much from the title and the cover of the book. And although I liked watching the Terminator movies (and the TV show) and BSG really sucked me in, I could not get into this book. Written like World War Z, through eyewitness accounts, Robopocalypse lacks the range of voice that World War Z had. Although it's told from many different points of view, it reads like it's told from just one. More...

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Jul 02, 2011

Kali rated it:

I loved this book. At first the writing style seemed very similar to World War Z, but Wilson weaves the individual stories together in the final outcome of the book. This is a much more character driven story - a hard thing to do in a novel about a robot uprising. It is also full of surprises and twists about human/robot interactions. It makes me wonder how our relationship with artificial intelligence will develop in the future and it also makes me feel justified about my fear of Teddy Ruxpin. More...

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Jun 20, 2011

Vincent rated it:

This fiction has a "found manuscript" (well, audio/media files) narrative and reads like a good Stephen King post-apocalyptic short story (not as intensely suspenseful but its got some suspense) and from the viewpoint of many well-rounded characters. I got more out of it by first reading his humor novel on a robot uprising and the change in tone, style, genre, etc. heightened the experience of a story about a robot uprising.

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Sep 06, 2011

Jim rated it:

A rocking combo of Maximum Overdrive (am I dating myself?) and I, Robot! Such a great page turner, I read it like the house was on fire and killer kitchen appliances were chasing me out the door! Great writing, author has a PhD in Robotics. Fast paced plot with lots of stuff blowing up makes for a great Summer read. Many scientists believe it is only a matter of time before robots [message interrupted] EVERYTHING IS FINE HUMAN READER. DO NOT WORRY YOUR SYSTEMS. ROBOT OVERLORDS ARE YOUR FRIENDS! More...

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Jan 29, 2012

Sarah rated it:

Oh, baby, I can't wait to see this movie! How lucky was this author? Gee, I'll write a book and sell it to Doubleday, oh, and, wait, Steven Spielberg will direct a movie from it, too (out in 2013).

Think of Independence Day and Armageddon and all those movies where Will Smith kicks ass. Take it times 10. Now you have a world where robots are essential to humans--they are our domestics and factory workers. But a human creates a monster who thinks too well and takes over all computers. So More...

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Sep 11, 2011

potterican rated it:

This book is really fun and it reads like a movie. You have a narrator that is telling stories from videos or recollections from the characters on how they survived the robot uprising. It's practically a historic re-telling of the events that happened. Man-made robots attacking humans is not a very original idea but I found interesting the war aspect of it and how everything was practically destroyed. Not to mention the robots' practices, like capturing humans and replacing their organs with rob More...

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Jul 04, 2011

Tim rated it:

It's been a while since I've read a book that has stoked my imagination as much as Robopocalypse...i think my coworkers are tired of me warning of when the machines take over. Very enjoyable, well-told tale that at times had me delightfully dreading turning the next page...something I hadn't experienced since I read Stephen King's It.

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