Review of Terms of Service

[Livia Naz]

[Following is a volunteer review of "Terms of Service" by Craig W. Stanfill.]

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5 out of 5 stars

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Terms of Service by Craig W. Stanfill is a book about a future civilization where artificial intelligence and robots are integrated into every aspect of human life.

Kim understands the rules—be like everybody else and you will live—and because she is a smart woman, she abides by them as best she can, even if she has to resort to heavy drinking to distract her from the misery the status quo of the society put her in. She keeps a low profile, does her job diligently, and lets the AIs control her life until one day she discovers something about herself that makes it practically impossible to follow the rules, and her world comes apart.

This book was very interesting and thought-provoking. I have always been sure that AI taking over jobs like cooking, cleaning, and transportation would be wonderful, but now I have changed my mind. Also, I have always held the belief that preaching unity could go wrong and be toxic and dangerous, and this book beautifully illustrated that everybody is not and cannot be one and the same, so instead of preaching unity, a superior, healthier, and more realistic thing to encourage is diversity and acceptance. 

My reaction when the hypocrisy of the hierarchies was revealed to Kim was the same as hers: I was disgusted and angry, and also kind of sad because that kind of hypocrisy can be seen in our society today. The hypocrisy was bad enough on its own, but the fact that the masses were turning on each other and the fanatical mob was killing and harming citizens like them for disobeying the rules set up by the leaders while the leaders themselves were disobeying those very rules and getting away with it just made it worse.

Craig is a really good writer, and he did a good job with the development of characters and excelled in the art of showing, not telling. I did not hate anything about this book; I believe it was written from a place of consciousness, and since I am a big fan of consciousness, I love it.

I rate this book five out of five stars because of the wonderful plot and the overall richness of the content. I did not find any mistakes, so I believe it was professionally edited. I recommend this book to lovers of science fiction, romance, and people who love books about rebellion.

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