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by Isaac Asimov
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Musings/Träumereien/Devaneios
Musings/Träumereien/Devaneios rated it 7 years ago
"There were infinite lights, the luminous walls and ceilings that seemed to drip cool, even phosphorescence; the flashing advertisements screaming for attention; the harsh, steady gleam of the 'lightworms' that directed:THIS WAY TO JERSEY SECTIONS, FOLLOW ARROWS TO EAST RIVER SHUTTLE, UPPER LEVEL FO...
Familiar Diversions
Familiar Diversions rated it 8 years ago
A while back, Audible did this thing that I think they called “blind date with an audiobook” or something like that. I got matched up with Isaac Asimov’s The Caves of Steel. I opted not to buy the audiobook, but the idea of a sci-fi mystery starring a human cop and a robot partner intrigued me, so I...
phani
phani rated it 10 years ago
I would rate it around 4.5.It was depressing in the initial part, but later on it was interesting enough to cloud that.It was more of a thriller and really loved it for that.
CDRBill
CDRBill rated it 10 years ago
Read as part of The Rest of The Robots. See that review.
Gurglings of a Putrid Stream
Gurglings of a Putrid Stream rated it 10 years ago
The Caves of Steel made me feel like a kid again. Which is funny because when I was a kid, I had no interest in reading it. I didn't say I was a smart kid. It's a book that transports us to another world -- Earth, in the far future -- and even as it tells us how rotten that future is, fills us with ...
IntheZone
IntheZone rated it 10 years ago
Updated rating on this based on a current re-read of this series. This was a much better story than I previously remembered and really enjoyed the story line presented. Please be aware if you pick this one up that the terminology and vocabulary used are pretty well out of date but for me this didn't...
IntheZone
IntheZone rated it 10 years ago
Updated rating on this based on a current re-read of this series. This was a much better story than I previously remembered and really enjoyed the story line presented. Please be aware if you pick this one up that the terminology and vocabulary used are pretty well out of date but for me this didn't...
Julian Meynell's Books
Julian Meynell's Books rated it 11 years ago
This is a classic Asimov and the second in his Robot series. It is about a human cop who has to partner with a robot to solve a murder.I'm not entirely sure why I read it. It's probably the first use of this plot line and it is entertaining and all that. But really I find Asimov's Science-Fiction...
kennethjmcginnis
kennethjmcginnis rated it 11 years ago
4.03909405
Lisa (Harmony)
Lisa (Harmony) rated it 11 years ago
Asimov wrote in the introduction Campbell told him that a good science fiction mystery wasn't possible because the author would and could use advanced technology to solve the crime. Asimov stated he "sat down to write a story that would be a classic mystery that would not cheat the reader--and yet w...
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