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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
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
It seems to never fail. Classics never seem to live up to the hype. This is a series of short stories that tells the story of Robots in the future. I do not mind it not aging well. That happens in all books. The book just didn't seem to flow for me. I'll read some more Asimov. I'm not ready to write it off yet.
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Had to reread excerpts of this book/anthology for my Science Fiction: Past and Present class and I still utterly love it. I'm saddened I missed the class discussion about it, though.
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