Ah, classic cis male sci-fi writer demonstrating the legacy of medical incuriousity. I just have a hard time believing that external climate control adequately accounts for hormonal fluctuations. Pretty sure menopausal people would still end up sweating. Speaking as someone about to enter their forties, if sci-fi wants to come up with better ways to mitigate menopausal symptoms, I welcome it!
pickFour robots reactivate and find themselves in a restaurant, abandoned by the owner, and with lots to still pay on their contracts. So, they work together to create a noodle place. It‘s 2064 California and we get to see where society is and why it‘s transformed. I liked this, especially how clearly it is a metaphor for transness.
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️I am delighted I have finally picked these books up. The I,Robot series is an absolutely wonderful read! The murder mysteries are fun, hard boiled, good cop buddy dynamic. But the universe building which started small and is now growing bigger is so exciting to keep exploring.
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"People sometimes mistake their own shortcomings for those of society and want to fix the Cities because they don't know how to fix themselves
How could book predict the stagnation of mankind over 70 years ago! Mind blown. Love this series. Wish he wrote women better.
“Never before had the robot seen prey and predators so close and peaceful. But how long could the peace possibly last?“
The Wild Robot is perfect for classroom discussions on empathy, nature, and technology. It encourages students to think critically about what it means to be “alive” and to care for the environment. Teachers can use it to connect science, ethics, and literacy, sparking conversations about adaptation, friendship, and the balance between technology and nature.
pickThe Wild Robot explores “what if” a robot could feel and adapt like a living being. The story mirrors our world‘s relationship with nature and technology, exaggerating both harmony and destruction. It made me rethink empathy between humans, machines, and animals. Roz‘s survival felt possible through AI advances, but her deep emotions still seem just out of reach.
Genre: Speculative Fiction
pickCharles is a very high end robot, made to be “the gentleman‘s gentle robot”, kind of a robot butler. He finds that he has murdered his master, but doesn‘t know why. He sends himself to Diagnostics to try to figure out why, and along the way finds that human society has collapsed and robots are somewhat aimlessly roaming what‘s left.
This is kind of a dystopian quest book, rather philosophical, and I really liked it. ⬇️
pickThis was really sweet and fun - just wished it was MUCH longer as @RamsFan1963 has already said! The world building was so well done, I‘d love to see more robot centred stories here. Did you know the merch that is sold in the book is actually available on the authors website? Brilliant. www.automaticnoodle.website
