She is not human. She is Annie, a Stella, her own star. No more and no less. - Annie Bot by Sierra Greer Summary In Annie Bot, Sierra Greer explores the complexities of artificial intelligence and human relationships through Annie, a highly advanced robot designed to fulfill the emotional and physical needs of her owner, Doug.… Continue reading A Review: Annie Bot by Sierra Greer
Tag: Dystopia
A Review: Camp Zero by Michelle Min Sterling
We must imagine a future of less. Less capital. Less resources. Less space. And we must accept that the survival of the human race depends on a radical reimagining. Use and destroy can no longer be our credo of living. ― Michelle Min Sterling, Camp Zero Title – Camp Zero Author – Michelle Min Sterling… Continue reading A Review: Camp Zero by Michelle Min Sterling
A Review: State Tectonics by Malka Older
You don't remember what it was like before Information... Competing data sources tore down any idea of truth; people voted based on falsehoods. We didn't invent surveillance: there were plenty of feeds and search trackers, but they were fragmented and firewalled by governments and private companies. The surveillance was used to propagate falsehoods.― Malka Ann… Continue reading A Review: State Tectonics by Malka Older
A Review: Null States by Malka Older
The problem with feeds, beyond all the obvious problems, I mean, is that they give us the illusion of a perfect truth, incontrovertible evidence, a flat, singular version of history. They are too easy to rely on, to believe in.― Malka Older, Null States Title – Null States Series – The Centenal Cycle #2Author –… Continue reading A Review: Null States by Malka Older
A Review: Infomocracy by Malka Older
You can give a voter Information, but you can’t make him think.― Malka Ann Older, Infomocracy Title – InfomocracySeries - Centenal Cycle, #1Author – Malka OlderFormat – AudiobookGenre – Science Fiction, Cyberpunk, Dystopia, PoliticsAudience – Adult Those may be exactly the people who pose the greatest threat to the system: the people who can still remember,… Continue reading A Review: Infomocracy by Malka Older