I was thinking of this!crediblereading2 wrote: ↑18 Aug 2018, 18:36 Hey, there is actually an AI out there called Sophie whose actions are pretty similar to those of a human. I guess this book is based on her. Thank you for an excellent review.
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I didn’t know about Sophia, thanks for informing me. I hope you enjoy the booksharkyjen998 wrote: ↑18 Aug 2018, 17:33 Your review has encouraged me to add this book to my "want to read" shelf. The fact that the main character has highly functioning asperger's syndome caught my attention, but the parts about Sophia make this a must-read! Sophia is already a real technology, so I can't wait to read this author's take on it! Thanks for your review!
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Thank you, Alex’s condition does add to the story.FictionLover wrote: ↑18 Aug 2018, 18:32Another great review, Helen. I've read a couple of books where the main character has Aspberger's syndrome. If done right, it can really give a unique point of view.I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was exciting and fast-paced, and the narrative switched regularly between Alex and Sara, his gifted but decidedly unorthodox friend. There were also short clips from the Calliope system logs, indicating that all may not be well there either. The characters are likeable and human and I enjoyed the way Sara would try to make things ’normal’ for Alex so he could function during the confusion and change. I also liked the way the resistance was run from bookshops; an allegory for the modern world where an escape from the evils of technology is to be found in books and libraries.
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I seem to be the only person who didn’t know about Sophie! I’m looking her up right now. Thank youcrediblereading2 wrote: ↑18 Aug 2018, 18:36 Hey, there is actually an AI out there called Sophie whose actions are pretty similar to those of a human. I guess this book is based on her. Thank you for an excellent review.
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Of course! If you have the time, then it may be fun to do a quick search on Sophia! She's a real life AI robot. It's incredible!Helen_Combe wrote: ↑19 Aug 2018, 01:49I didn’t know about Sophia, thanks for informing me. I hope you enjoy the booksharkyjen998 wrote: ↑18 Aug 2018, 17:33 Your review has encouraged me to add this book to my "want to read" shelf. The fact that the main character has highly functioning asperger's syndome caught my attention, but the parts about Sophia make this a must-read! Sophia is already a real technology, so I can't wait to read this author's take on it! Thanks for your review!
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Thank you. I think the technobabble was supposed to go overhead, it went over some of the characters’ heads too.
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She’s a bit spooky is you ask mesharkyjen998 wrote: ↑19 Aug 2018, 09:12Of course! If you have the time, then it may be fun to do a quick search on Sophia! She's a real life AI robot. It's incredible!Helen_Combe wrote: ↑19 Aug 2018, 01:49I didn’t know about Sophia, thanks for informing me. I hope you enjoy the booksharkyjen998 wrote: ↑18 Aug 2018, 17:33 Your review has encouraged me to add this book to my "want to read" shelf. The fact that the main character has highly functioning asperger's syndome caught my attention, but the parts about Sophia make this a must-read! Sophia is already a real technology, so I can't wait to read this author's take on it! Thanks for your review!
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Scary stuff, thanks for commenting.
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I agree!!Helen_Combe wrote: ↑19 Aug 2018, 11:29She’s a bit spooky is you ask mesharkyjen998 wrote: ↑19 Aug 2018, 09:12Of course! If you have the time, then it may be fun to do a quick search on Sophia! She's a real life AI robot. It's incredible!Helen_Combe wrote: ↑19 Aug 2018, 01:49
I didn’t know about Sophia, thanks for informing me. I hope you enjoy the book
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Thank you, oddly, I often find young adult books have a surprising amount of death and drug takingkandscreeley wrote: ↑20 Aug 2018, 12:13 I have a nephew with Autism, so I like that the protagonist has Asperger's. It's too bad about the editing, but that's easy enough to fix when you have a good story. The high body count does seem to be a bit much for the young adult genre, but at least it isn't graphic. Thanks for the review.
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