Buddy Read/listen for Lock-In by John Scalzi

[NancyJ]

KTloves2listen wrote: "Is anyone interested in starting a buddy read/listen for Lock-In? Perhaps sometime next month? I am open to any time though."

I’d like to read it, and I already own it. November is too busy for me though. It fits a 2024 challenge prompt (a book involving artificial intelligence), so January would be good. If it fits our December tag, that would work too. I’m sure I have other AI books.

[Theresa]

I own it and would join but not sure I have time before 2024. My work is not leaving me much time to read these days and the rest of this year is crazy. I'm worried about finishing a couple of year long challenges as is -- and it does not fit my remaining prompts in them.

I often trail behind in buddy reads .... and I still come here and post when I finally do read it!

[Theresa]

KTloves2listen wrote: "Let’s bring in the new year with Scalzi. 🥳"

Yes! Sign me up!

[Cora]

NancyJ wrote: "KTloves2listen wrote: "Is anyone interested in starting a buddy read/listen for Lock-In? Perhaps sometime next month? I am open to any time though."

I’d like to read it, and I already own it. Nove..."

Not sure how nitpicky you are with your challenges, Nancy, but it really isn't artificial intelligence. It is human intelligences put into machine bodies rather than machine intelligences.

I just finished re-listening to Lock In a couple weeks ago. I am not going to reread so soon, but I may pop into the discussion.

[annapi]

I loved Lock In! And also the sequel! I hope it becomes a running series.

[NancyJ]

Cora wrote: "NancyJ wrote: "KTloves2listen wrote: "Is anyone interested in starting a buddy read/listen for Lock-In? Perhaps sometime next month? I am open to any time though."

I’d like to read it, and I alrea..."

Thanks for letting me know Cora. I still want to read it. AI has been interpreted in some creative ways in sci-fi fantasy books.* I’ll probably read a nonfiction AI book as well. I think we’re going to be seeing a lot more nf books now that AI will be in more hands. (Grading papers is going to get a lot harder.)

*The tagline for TJ Klune’s new book could be Pinocchio Meets Terminator. I think people of a certain age have internalized Terminator as a prediction of the future.

[NancyJ]

KTloves2listen wrote: "Lock-In is 30% off right now on audibles. 🥳"

I have the one narrated by Amber Benson, and her voice seems to fit well. I like Wil Wheaton too, but it’s hard for me to hear his voice without picturing his character on Big Bang Theory.

[Karin]

This is a good book, but not one I want to reread at the moment, but I may drop in. I've read both of the books in this duology--both got 4 stars from me--and wish he'd written more of them.