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Ben, Robot by Isaac Asimov

pedroleite's review against another edition

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adventurous

5.0

dwinder's review against another edition

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challenging medium-paced

4.0

lexicute's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

thesammylife's review against another edition

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5.0

You know when you hear about an author or a book a lot and you're unsure if it can really be as good as the decades of hype say? This is one that stands up to that. Mostly I actually cannot believe this book is SEVENTY YEARS OLD. I can barely imagine the next hour of my life, and here Asimov imagines a future and technology far behind his own.

Even if you're not into sci-fi or robots, it's definitely worth a read for the ethics and philosophy that runs through.

namaenani's review against another edition

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informative reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

There are a lot of interesting concepts about robots and AI here, but I can't help but feel like the whole thing would have been a lot more interesting if the robots had been the POV characters.

kristo3's review against another edition

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reflective medium-paced

4.75

lauren2112's review against another edition

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5.0

Like dr Calvin said I saw it coming when the first robots couldn’t talk.
I loveeedd this book. Pleasantly surprised it was nothing like the movie. Dk why tho this would’ve been a banger who cares about wtf the movie was about

srishtis's review against another edition

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adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

3.0

_jae_'s review against another edition

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hopeful lighthearted reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

maddiejharper's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75