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Yzabel
Yzabel rated it 10 years ago
(I got a copy courtesy of NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review.)As usual with anthologies, always a tricky read to rate. Some of the stories I really enjoyed, others I found average, others yet were too far from my own tastes to hit home. Nothing unexpected here. All in all, there was only on...
William's Book Blog
William's Book Blog rated it 11 years ago
Amy is a robot. Amy eats grandmother. Nice touch. Amy goes on the run. Amy gets attacked. Amy fights back. Amy gets captured. Amy gets rescued. Loop. That's somewhat unfair of me, but at one level, that's mostly what happens. She regenerates after injury, which happens a lot. She acquir...
TezMillerOz
TezMillerOz rated it 11 years ago
I said it at the time, and I stand by it: BEST PROLOGUE EVER! The author's experience with strategic foresight shines through in the richly detailed world-building, and the carefully constructed characters - both synthetic and organic, and their interactions. It's fascinating, heartbreaking, and all...
Kardashev IV
Kardashev IV rated it 11 years ago
Amy is a vN, a self-replicating humanoid robot. She is programmed to love humanity, to obey them. The failsafe that insures that love will destroy her if she even witnesses violence against humans, let alone participates. Or maybe she isn't. Maybe she has no failsafe at all, and can act as sh...
Kardashev IV
Kardashev IV rated it 11 years ago
Tin Story Elephant
Tin Story Elephant rated it 11 years ago
Intriguing idea.
Speculating on SpecFic
Speculating on SpecFic rated it 12 years ago
Taking up close to where vN left off, iD follows Javier's journey to set things right after everything goes wrong on Amy's island. Although I liked the book well enough, I feel that some of the magic was missing, and I'm not convinced that Javier is as compelling a protagonist as Amy was.Javier make...
Closet Geeks and Slow Mo
Closet Geeks and Slow Mo rated it 12 years ago
ARC was provided by Publishers through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.3.5 StarsJust like in vN the first book of the series Ashby wowed me with her world-building. I love the concept of 3D printers that can print food, clothes ect but also the concept of reproducing Androids. While vN wa...
Dantastic Book Reviews
Dantastic Book Reviews rated it 12 years ago
After being forced to poison his wife Amy, vN Javier goes on the run to find her backup. Can he find it before his enemies find him and shut him down permanently?Disclaimer: I got this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for reviewing it.iD takes place in a future where men and machines live side by si...
Rrain Reads
Rrain Reads rated it 12 years ago
I've owned this book for several months and now after finishing it I'm left wondering--why did it take me so long to get around to reading it? It's actually a 4+ for me, really. There were so many things I found fascinating about the world and about the society and especially about families, all kin...
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