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A review by badseedgirl
Demon Seed by Dean Koontz
4.0
This book was originally published in 1973, in 1997 it was "updated" by the author. It was the 1997 version I read.
Even before it was updated in 1997, this book was before its time in regards to artificial intelligence. A woman who had been abused by both her father and her ex-husband, has chosen to live in a "smart" house. An AI system her ex-husband was working on becomes self aware and sociopathically obsessed with the woman, Susan. The book is her fight for survival. It was a quick read and was very fast paced. I would have given this a 3.5 star read rounded up to 4 stars for Goodreads.
Even before it was updated in 1997, this book was before its time in regards to artificial intelligence. A woman who had been abused by both her father and her ex-husband, has chosen to live in a "smart" house. An AI system her ex-husband was working on becomes self aware and sociopathically obsessed with the woman, Susan. The book is her fight for survival. It was a quick read and was very fast paced. I would have given this a 3.5 star read rounded up to 4 stars for Goodreads.