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adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
I liked the premise for the book and found the way that the story of Aladdin was incorporated into a science fiction book interesting. However, maybe because of the chosen narrator, I felt this distance from everything that was happening. All these events impacted this whole city but we never really saw personal stories of that impact. Also, I didn’t really like any of the characters. And there were a lot of really long fight scenes between robots which is just not my thing.
Also, the ending felt acephobic/arophobic where the robots basically got paired off as a couple and Bador talks of getting sexual parts. The concept of robots needs sexual experiences and romantic love to be humanized is dehumanizing to me who identifies as aro/ace. I know that was probably not the intention, but it is really really common to see.
Content Warnings
Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia
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