bibliophilicjester's review
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
An enjoyable and quick read! And I appreciated the slightly more realistic ending - meaning, not tying up every single thing by the last page. Definitely felt like wondla at the beginning, which I desperately need to reread! And now I *really* need to read Orion lost 😅Â
cakeandbooks1970's review
adventurous
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? It's complicated
4.0
shatteredfeet's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
acascadeofbooks's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
beckyt89's review
adventurous
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
bluewithstars's review
5.0
This is excellent, another fantastic book from Alastair Chisolm. It is so cleverly written and was impossible to put down.
astardanced's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
booksnink's review
4.0
For me I knew this book was never going to be Orion Lost as that book was one that is just unrepeatable so I faced that before I even started this book and would take whatever this book gave.
In this book we follow Adam-2 who has been in a basement for well over 200 years. Everyday as each day came to a close he would mark it off on the wall. Everywhere the eye could see there were marks.
For over 200 years he waited for the Father that made him to return.
Instead he is found by Runa and Linden with a shocking first meeting quite literally. Then came a secondary shock for Adam2 that Edinburgh was absolutely destroyed and that everything he knew had gone.
This book touched on the revolt of slavery with the Funks battling against the humans for their freedom. There is a constant battle with no room to move and no line to be drawn between the two battling kinds.
Adam goes on a journey of acceptance and I thought the ending was very very cleverly done. I loved Adam as a character and he was great alongside Runa and Linden as they learned to accept each other and come together in ways that from how things started in the beginning I never thought it would be possible.
I really did love how Adam-2 pulled the whole ending together and it really did work so well and showed in a number of ways that the need for needless violence and suffering is very little and the need for listening and living together and accepting each other is a must.
I really enjoyed Adam-2 and this book stands proud and powerful on its own and is a fabulous sci-fi middle grade book to add to Alastair’s rapidly growing amazing portfolio of adventures.
In this book we follow Adam-2 who has been in a basement for well over 200 years. Everyday as each day came to a close he would mark it off on the wall. Everywhere the eye could see there were marks.
For over 200 years he waited for the Father that made him to return.
Instead he is found by Runa and Linden with a shocking first meeting quite literally. Then came a secondary shock for Adam2 that Edinburgh was absolutely destroyed and that everything he knew had gone.
This book touched on the revolt of slavery with the Funks battling against the humans for their freedom. There is a constant battle with no room to move and no line to be drawn between the two battling kinds.
Adam goes on a journey of acceptance and I thought the ending was very very cleverly done. I loved Adam as a character and he was great alongside Runa and Linden as they learned to accept each other and come together in ways that from how things started in the beginning I never thought it would be possible.
I really did love how Adam-2 pulled the whole ending together and it really did work so well and showed in a number of ways that the need for needless violence and suffering is very little and the need for listening and living together and accepting each other is a must.
I really enjoyed Adam-2 and this book stands proud and powerful on its own and is a fabulous sci-fi middle grade book to add to Alastair’s rapidly growing amazing portfolio of adventures.
cecereads23's review
5.0
I have no words for this book except it is indeed unputdownable. There was times that I wanted to cry, there was times I wanted to scream and there was times I nearly threw the book.
Chisholm has such a complex world with a complex world of characters each coming with their own trauma, own hurt and own views.
Adam-2 the robot, who had been left for 200 years and he finally goes up to the surface when he meet two children.
The non-binary rep was so good in this book and the fact that Adam-2 did not even question it just said what pronouns would you like me to use. We need more of this Middlegrade.
Chisholm has also proven why we need more middlegrade sci-fi because when it is done right it is amazing. If you liked Orion lost you will absolutely love this book. And I want a fetch.
Chisholm has such a complex world with a complex world of characters each coming with their own trauma, own hurt and own views.
Adam-2 the robot, who had been left for 200 years and he finally goes up to the surface when he meet two children.
The non-binary rep was so good in this book and the fact that Adam-2 did not even question it just said what pronouns would you like me to use. We need more of this Middlegrade.
Chisholm has also proven why we need more middlegrade sci-fi because when it is done right it is amazing. If you liked Orion lost you will absolutely love this book. And I want a fetch.
f33lthesun's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Adam-2, a robot, has been locked in the basement of a lost building for over two hundred years, following a daily routine – until one day he is discovered by two children, and emerges into a world ruined by a civil war between humans and advanced intelligence. Hunted by both sides, Adam discovers that he holds the key to the war, and the power to end it – to destroy one side and save the other. But which side is right? Surrounded by enemies who want to use him, and allies who mistrust him, Adam must decide who – and what – he really is.
Over the past few years, there has been a distinct lack of Sci-fi books for children. Thankfully, this situation is changing. This is Chisholm’s second, and is even better than his debut in this genre, Orion Lost, which was excellent.
Adam-2 is told from two points of view – the robot, Adam-2, and one of the humans, Linden. It is good to finally read a story with a non binary main character (using the pronouns ze/hir), who is integral to the plot.
Adam-2 is not like the other robots, he can think and imagine scenarios, not just follow programmed orders. He can also learn and apply his knowledge. He is also immune to the EMP charges that the humans use to temporarily disable robots they fight against. Adam-2 has to work out what has happened to create, and prolong, the long term war between the humans and robots and find a way to end the war and bring peace.
There are various themes throughout – war/peace, friendships, family, trust and the rights and wrong of developing AI. Via Linden, and the influence hir mother (and her death) has on hir, we witness the struggle to work out the right path to take and also the power of telling stories, both to the teller and the audience.
I enjoyed Adam-2 and thoroughly recommend it. 5 star plus.
Thanks to NetGalley and Nosy Crow for the eARC.
Over the past few years, there has been a distinct lack of Sci-fi books for children. Thankfully, this situation is changing. This is Chisholm’s second, and is even better than his debut in this genre, Orion Lost, which was excellent.
Adam-2 is told from two points of view – the robot, Adam-2, and one of the humans, Linden. It is good to finally read a story with a non binary main character (using the pronouns ze/hir), who is integral to the plot.
Adam-2 is not like the other robots, he can think and imagine scenarios, not just follow programmed orders. He can also learn and apply his knowledge. He is also immune to the EMP charges that the humans use to temporarily disable robots they fight against. Adam-2 has to work out what has happened to create, and prolong, the long term war between the humans and robots and find a way to end the war and bring peace.
There are various themes throughout – war/peace, friendships, family, trust and the rights and wrong of developing AI. Via Linden, and the influence hir mother (and her death) has on hir, we witness the struggle to work out the right path to take and also the power of telling stories, both to the teller and the audience.
I enjoyed Adam-2 and thoroughly recommend it. 5 star plus.
Thanks to NetGalley and Nosy Crow for the eARC.