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I wasn't sure what to expect when I started reading this, and I ended up being pleasantly surprised. It's a series of short stories revolving around Susan Calvin, a robopsychologist with the company U.S. Robots. The stories show the progression of robots (from ones that can't even talk to the machines that govern how the planet operates) and the relationship humans have with them.
I really enjoyed the overall arc and how it was presented. I also really dug how most of the stories were puzzles abo ...more
I really enjoyed the overall arc and how it was presented. I also really dug how most of the stories were puzzles abo ...more
this old chestnut of the genre is as unevenly a mixed bag as most multiple-author short story anthologies usually are. though there are plenty of interesting ideas and not a few literary gems stashed in here, time isn't being kind to this collection. stories get rather repetitive if read back-to-back: I don't actually need an explanation of the laws of robotics in each one, and many characters' voices sound very much the same. female characters are few and far between, and when one has a positio
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An array of interconnected tales that loosley sketch the rise of the positronic robot in a near future vision of humanity. Some interesting concepts but they sometimes fall just short of the mark.
I don't remember this very well, I'm going to have to reread it. I know the movie is compleeeeetely different, although I haven't seen that, either.
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I don't know how I missed I, Robot during my SF-classics phase as a teen, so I'm grateful to TAW for prodding me to do so. I'm a fan of linked-story collections, and I enjoyed this book quite a bit. I like the systematic way Asimov explored the evolution of the robot, and the way each technological progression brought new questions for the humans involved.
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Decent reader.
Shocking racist overtones that I'm certain were intentional. It kept reminding me when it was written. Glad I listened to it rather than trying to slog through it. ...more
Shocking racist overtones that I'm certain were intentional. It kept reminding me when it was written. Glad I listened to it rather than trying to slog through it. ...more
November 15th discussion at TAW.
I love these stories about robots and men, revealing far more about humanity than anything else. Required reading for any serious fan of SF.
Please ignore the travesty that is the Will Smith movie. The first point made in I, Robot is that robots are programmed to be unable to harm people. Sheesh!
Please ignore the travesty that is the Will Smith movie. The first point made in I, Robot is that robots are programmed to be unable to harm people. Sheesh!
Jan 25, 2008
This Is Not The Michael You're Looking For
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it was amazing
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Sep 26, 2008
Ubik
marked it as asimov
Nov 13, 2009
Danielle The Book Huntress
marked it as to-read
Mar 19, 2010
Eric
marked it as to-read
Mar 05, 2011
Julie S.
marked it as to-read
