A review by briarrose1021
A Boy and His Bot by Daniel H. Wilson
5.0
A boy named Code is on a school field trip. He is wandering around when he sees something strange. Following that thing, he ends up falling down a hole and ending up in Mekhos. The strange thing he had seen turned out to be this tiny little robot that he names Peep. As he wanders around Mekhos, Code learns that in order to go home, he must reach the Beam Stalk. But, before he will be able to do that, Code learns that all of the robots will be disassembled. Not wanting to see the robots destroyed, Code seeks a way to save them all. What follows is a very fun story about friendship.
This book was so much fun to listen to. David Ackroyd did a wonderful job with the narration, and several times I found myself laughing out loud at some of the interactions and/or reactions to things that were said. I especially love his early interactions with the slaughter-bot that he designed and had made. The conversation about not being allowed to slaughter and what the slaughter-bot would do then was so comical.
While this book is self-contained, I do find myself hoping for another book set in the same world, whether it is a direct sequel or not. The world of Mekhos is such a neat world that I want more stories set in it.
This book was so much fun to listen to. David Ackroyd did a wonderful job with the narration, and several times I found myself laughing out loud at some of the interactions and/or reactions to things that were said. I especially love his early interactions with the slaughter-bot that he designed and had made. The conversation about not being allowed to slaughter and what the slaughter-bot would do then was so comical.
While this book is self-contained, I do find myself hoping for another book set in the same world, whether it is a direct sequel or not. The world of Mekhos is such a neat world that I want more stories set in it.