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We Are Legion (We Are Bob) (Bobiverse, #1)

Dennis E. Taylor

Start date: June 21, 2019

Finish date: July 17, 2019

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Sep 07, 2019 Elena Alvarez Dosil rated it really liked it

Review originally published at: https://www.lomeraniel.com/audiobookr...

This book has been on my TBR pile for quite some time, but I only found time to listen to it recently. I heard and read so much about this series that I was looking forward to it. I really enjoyed it but I think I expected a funnier and lighter story somehow. Engineer Bob makes an important sum of money selling his company and purchases an afterlife kit, just to die in an accident shortly after. At the time he is revived, en Review originally published at: https://www.lomeraniel.com/audiobookr...

This book has been on my TBR pile for quite some time, but I only found time to listen to it recently. I heard and read so much about this series that I was looking forward to it. I really enjoyed it but I think I expected a funnier and lighter story somehow. Engineer Bob makes an important sum of money selling his company and purchases an afterlife kit, just to die in an accident shortly after. At the time he is revived, entities like him no longer have rights and must act as the government dictates in each case. Bob is sent in a space probe in search for new worlds while competing with other countries in a violent and dangerous race.

The title of this series comes from the fact that Bob has the ability to make copies of himself. Bob is a down to earth character, immature at times but quite ingenious. Some of his questions and internal struggles are quite philosophical, and I liked the fact that this book made me think and question things. Although he faces crucial events, the tone of the story is a light one, humorous and hilarious at times. In some ways, I would consider this book as hard science fiction, as it touches subjects like evolution and mechanics in a detailed way. I found some of Bob's alter egos funny, while others were serious. I especially enjoyed Bob, and Riker and Homer storylines, probably because Bob was the first of them, and because Raiker and Homer's storyline is the one that sets the principles for the rest of the series.

I had a great time listening to this book, but I have to say that even though I quite liked Bob and his lineage, I had difficulties to feel attached to them. It was probably because they were sprouting like mushrooms, and also because there were immortal and not subject to human limitations. I enjoyed though, sharing the new experiences that their new bodies allowed them. I think it was a great experiment.

I think Ray Porter did an excellent job at creating the illusion of having multiple and singular Bobs, and his voice range and acting skills were key at narrating this story. He not only became Bob but was also able to bring to life the rest of the characters, Bobs and not.

I found the book very interesting, and a must-read for science-fiction fans. Just do not expect anything in particular and keep an open mind. ...more

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