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Wanderers
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I got an ADC from Netgalley for review.
I nearly quit reading around the 56% mark due to a graphic, and unnecessary to the plot, rape. I kept going to see if it was critical to the story. Turns out, it was not.
This is another AI fixes the earth by killing off most of the population story. Scientists create an AI. AI learns All the Things. AI realizes that the only way to save the planet is to kill the source of destruction...which is always people. AI knows you can't Kill 'Em All so, it picks some folks with above average intelligence to be spared and then repopulate the earth. Scientists figure it out too late. Things Don't Go According to Plan. AI is surprised. Fade to black.
The lead protagonist is an awful, snarky, potty mouthed teenage girl about to turn 18. Mom left suddenly. Dad is useless. Little sister is Dad's favorite. Resentment, complaining, blahblahblah.
My fav character is a disgraced CDC MD, who got busted doing The Right Thing The Wrong Way and betrayed a bunch of friends and colleagues. He has the moral compass of this story...IRONIC ISN'T IT???
The Greek chorus is a disabled cop with a plate in her head, who can see and hear Things The Others Can't.
The redemption arc is courtesy of a preacher who ignores his family, gets famous, makes a deal with the debils, and has A Fall...leading to attempts at atonement...etc.
It's an interesting tale with predictable twists, and prepped for sequel(s). Why are people from the CDC having unprotected sex??? That is never explained. Though maybe if they were thoughtful enough to use condoms they would have been smart enough to figure out what the AI was up to, eh?
Recommended for those who don't expect clever sci-fi; fans of AI tales, plague drama, and apocalyptic stories.
I nearly quit reading around the 56% mark due to a graphic, and unnecessary to the plot, rape. I kept going to see if it was critical to the story. Turns out, it was not.
This is another AI fixes the earth by killing off most of the population story. Scientists create an AI. AI learns All the Things. AI realizes that the only way to save the planet is to kill the source of destruction...which is always people. AI knows you can't Kill 'Em All so, it picks some folks with above average intelligence to be spared and then repopulate the earth. Scientists figure it out too late. Things Don't Go According to Plan. AI is surprised. Fade to black.
The lead protagonist is an awful, snarky, potty mouthed teenage girl about to turn 18. Mom left suddenly. Dad is useless. Little sister is Dad's favorite. Resentment, complaining, blahblahblah.
My fav character is a disgraced CDC MD, who got busted doing The Right Thing The Wrong Way and betrayed a bunch of friends and colleagues. He has the moral compass of this story...IRONIC ISN'T IT???
The Greek chorus is a disabled cop with a plate in her head, who can see and hear Things The Others Can't.
The redemption arc is courtesy of a preacher who ignores his family, gets famous, makes a deal with the debils, and has A Fall...leading to attempts at atonement...etc.
It's an interesting tale with predictable twists, and prepped for sequel(s). Why are people from the CDC having unprotected sex??? That is never explained. Though maybe if they were thoughtful enough to use condoms they would have been smart enough to figure out what the AI was up to, eh?
Recommended for those who don't expect clever sci-fi; fans of AI tales, plague drama, and apocalyptic stories.
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Reading Progress
May 12, 2019
– Shelved
May 12, 2019
– Shelved as:
to-read
May 24, 2019
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Started Reading
May 31, 2019
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Finished Reading
