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A review by polyphonic_reads
The Automatic Detective by A. Lee Martinez
4.0
All cards on the table: I loved the Nick Valentine story in Fallout 4, which I've been playing recently, and I googled 'robot noire'. The Automatic Detective came up quite a lot. And for a good reason - it is EXACTLY what I've been looking for, and I am very happy to have discovered A. Lee MartÃnez.
This is a fun, almost Pratchett-esque, Atompunk book. I can be even more specific than this - if your idea of a good time is Old World Blues from Fallout New Vegas, you will LOVE this book. It plays with a lot of tropes of both noire and 50s pulp sci-fi, creating a very particular atmosphere, setting and characters. Such a vibrant, fun, feel-good book. I enjoyed it so much.
This is a fun, almost Pratchett-esque, Atompunk book. I can be even more specific than this - if your idea of a good time is Old World Blues from Fallout New Vegas, you will LOVE this book. It plays with a lot of tropes of both noire and 50s pulp sci-fi, creating a very particular atmosphere, setting and characters. Such a vibrant, fun, feel-good book. I enjoyed it so much.