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This book was okay. I can see how it was important from a historical, birth-of-science-fiction sort of way. However, it still felt pretty dated to me, and it was obvious the author was writing from the 1950's. It was hard for me to get really into the story and I thought at times it was a bit preachy, trying too hard to be philosophical.
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It is amazing how much sense this makes even a half century after this book's first publication. This is what science fiction ought to be, a world created by an author in which he explains at the outset what the rules are and then follows them.
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Borrowed from my son, Coco. Really enjoyed these loosely connected short stories highlighting various issues that arise with the rise of the robots and the 3 indisputable robot rules.
A series of short stories all involving robots and the U.S. Robots Corporation. Robot development is tracked from non-talking caretaker robots to robots governing the human race. I found the stories very interesting.
It's Asmov what more can I say!
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