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[–] 6 points 5 months ago* (2 children)

I just finished Automatic Noodle, Annalee Newitz, which was pretty okay. The themes about trans and marginalized groups rights were well done with the robot analog. Unfortunately I thought the dialogue was cringey at times and I never resonated with any of the characters. I enjoyed the setting and world building, but the length and rushed pace of the piece compounded my negative feelings.

Currently reading A Parade of Horribles, Matt Dinniman, which I'm enjoying but feel like the zaniness is maybe getting out of hand? Well see, only a quarter in.

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago

    I felt that way about her book Autonomous. I thought her message about autonomy was great, but the book got a little cringy at times. I’m still happy I read it and I will recommend it to folks I think will enjoy it, but it was a bit underwhelming.

    The part that was really cringy for me was

    SpoilerWhen one of the characters was helping the bot aim correctly at a shooting range, then he got a hard on from shooting the bot’s gun. Just kinda weird.

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