A review by explikator
A Robot in the Garden by Deborah Install

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

 This is a nice book. It's about a young man full of self regret, without knowing it, and a big retro toy robot with top notch artificial intelligence. A kind of feel good buddy movie-book. It's full of warm and cozy scenes, some hilarious and some awkward. Nice read. But, to be honest, not much more.

I've got the impression that there's a heavy influence of at least one editor in this script. Sometimes there's a slight slip in the voice, which irritated me a little. My guess is that the first draft lead the author to no conclusion, then a happy ending was constructed and its threads reneedled in the structure.