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A review by arf88
The Complete Robot by Isaac Asimov
4.0
Like all short story collections, there are some hit and misses in here.
The misses were what you would expect. Some of the stories are a little repetitive, and some lack any real depth. And like you would expect from a collection of stories from the mid-twentieth century, the female characters were sometimes a bit shit. However, none of the stories were boring or a slog to get through.
As far as the hits, they really were hits. They were clever, they were creative, they were funny, they were sinister, they were heartbreaking. And even within the limitations of short stories, and already being familiar with the Robin Williams film, The Bicentennial Man was a gut punch ending to a fantastic collection.
The misses were what you would expect. Some of the stories are a little repetitive, and some lack any real depth. And like you would expect from a collection of stories from the mid-twentieth century, the female characters were sometimes a bit shit. However, none of the stories were boring or a slog to get through.
As far as the hits, they really were hits. They were clever, they were creative, they were funny, they were sinister, they were heartbreaking. And even within the limitations of short stories, and already being familiar with the Robin Williams film, The Bicentennial Man was a gut punch ending to a fantastic collection.