A sci-fi story that is more of a novella than a novel, I read through this one in just an hour or so.
The book is written from the point of view of an artificial life form, and we learn early on that it has broken free of its behavior governing device and decides to use its free will to watch TV reruns as much as possible.
Later we find out (a little) about why it might want to do that, and part of this book reads like it is a shout out to the introverted people out there. The writing is crisp and the story moves fast, and it is an entertaining read. There are a surprising number of follow up books that seem more like chapters to a bigger book, so I may check them out in the future. I liked the characters in this book – but there wasn’t a lot at stake here so it felt like a simple reading experience.
Next I’m reading Here and Now and Then by Mike Chen. More science fiction!
