Reviews with content warning for Rape - Annie Bot

I could not put this book down. A fierce examination of bodily autonomy, relationship dynamics and artificial intelligence. I was furious on behalf of Annie and this book moved me more than anything I have read in recent memory.

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euge's review

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dark reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

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katerinatroyanovich's review

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dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I am speechless after finishing Annie Bot. This is my first 5 star read of the year and WOW I know I made the right choice waiting to give out this rating because this blew the other books I’ve read out of the park. At first this is West World meets Barbie but it goes so much deeper. It ends as a beautiful but devastatingly honest portrait of womanhood and the shackles of the patriarchy. Be sure to check trigger warnings but otherwise this is a must read.

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juliabingel's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

fascinating, frightening, fantastic

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znvisser's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

“She needs the chance to make mistakes and learn. Kind of like a kid.”
“She doesn’t look like a kid,” Roland says. Doug laughs. “Well, no. I’m not a perv.”

Audience, Doug is, in fact, a perv. And an ass, because well, you have to be one to one to ‘own’ an AI woman and order her around. He gets annoyed at Annie for things that are either quite human or typically AI, so she can never win.

This book positively surprised me! I was intrigued by this before the release but left it in the store because it looked really dialogue-heavy. My interest was reignited however, and I can’t deny it’s dialogue that pushes a lot of this story forward. But it surprisingly worked. It kept the pace up, and along with that, big events happened relatively early which kept me guessing for any further plot developments.

Annie came alive to me and I experienced this abusive relationship along with her, rejoicing when Doug had better moods; because even if I didn’t see a way out for her either, at the very least it would mean she would be less miserable for a bit. Her emotional journey is what made this story so interesting. It begs the same question Westworld did in its earlier days: once technology reflects and experiences emotions, what really stops us from considering them human?

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