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Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan

7 reviews

deanna_c's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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xeriemoon's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny informative reflective tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

highlights:
- brilliantly written
- some genuinely hilarious lines

lowlights:
- depressing to think about the commonalities between this world and ours, regardless of how well crafted the novel is

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merle_bookdragon's review against another edition

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informative reflective tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Good lord, I am so glad I finally finished. The premise of this book was so promising, and I was kind of excited to read about machine intelligence and the question of morality and how to teach machines the way of human thinking. But sadly, it was executed in such a boring manner that I had to physically force myself to finish. I wouldn't have finished it if this wasn't university reading that I'll have to write an assignment on.
Also, the blurb speaks of a love triangle - for the last time: it's only a love triangle if there is at least one queer person involved. In this case, we are talking about a love V, in which two people love the same person - but not each other. Glad we cleared that up.
Anyway, that's all I have to say. I can't wait to be done with the assignment, lol.

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anditsreal's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

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luise96's review against another edition

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emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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norwegianforestreader's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Strong start and middle, but unsatisfying, melancholy ending. Some interesting discussions of ethics and AI and machine consciousness, but ended with a feeling of hopelessness.

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ariannam's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Well-written and compelling, despite the fact that it is narrated in first person by Charlie, a character I truly could not find it in myself to care about. I much preferred Adam, the robot, and Miranda, Charlie's girlfriend. There are some very interesting meditations on the role of artificial intelligence, technology, religion, morality. I'm sure I'll keep thinking about this book.

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