Official Review: Losing Normal by Francis Moss

[daydreaming reader]

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.

I was thinking of this!

[daydreaming reader]

Seems like a great quick read and thank you for your review.

[Helen_Combe]

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!

I didn’t know about Sophia, thanks for informing me. I hope you enjoy the book

[Helen_Combe]

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.

Another 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'll keep this one in mind.

Thank you, Alex’s condition does add to the story.

[Helen_Combe]

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.

I seem to be the only person who didn’t know about Sophie! I’m looking her up right now. Thank you

[OrlaCarty]

I feel technobabble would go over my head also, and take away from the enjoyment a bit! Thanks for the review.

[sharkyjen998]

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!

I didn’t know about Sophia, thanks for informing me. I hope you enjoy the book

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!

[Sanju Lali]

Wonderful imagination that AI robot challenging to humans by doing all the TV shows and trying to capture the education system. I heard Sophie doing several human tasks and well known robot.

[Helen_Combe]

I feel technobabble would go over my head also, and take away from the enjoyment a bit! Thanks for the review.

Thank you. I think the technobabble was supposed to go overhead, it went over some of the characters’ heads too.

[Helen_Combe]

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!

I didn’t know about Sophia, thanks for informing me. I hope you enjoy the book

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!

She’s a bit spooky is you ask me

[Helen_Combe]

Wonderful imagination that AI robot challenging to humans by doing all the TV shows and trying to capture the education system. I heard Sophie doing several human tasks and well known robot.

Scary stuff, thanks for commenting.

[sharkyjen998]

I didn’t know about Sophia, thanks for informing me. I hope you enjoy the book

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!

She’s a bit spooky is you ask me

I agree!!

[kandscreeley]

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.

[Helen_Combe]

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.

Thank you, oddly, I often find young adult books have a surprising amount of death and drug taking
Thanks for commenting.

[Fu Zaila]

I haven't read a sci-fi where the main character is autistic. I realize it's hard to come across such books. Dealing with AI and technological babbles, this book sounds right up my alley. Splendid review Helen