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I, Robot
I, Robot (Robot, #0.1)
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August 1, 2012
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August 31, 2012
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A classic I decided to revisit. Maybe I shouldn't do this anymore because these gems lose their lustre when I take them out again and re-read them.

I remember loving this collection of robot stories as a teen. The stories themselves - perspectives on the three laws of robotics (1.Harm no humans, 2. Obey all orders, 3. Preserve yourself); still hold up but have a lot of anachronisms and oddities that I can no longer read without groaning. For example, a team of scientists sitting at a space statio ...more
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