Nancy A. (Chocoholic) reviewed on 8/13/2012 + 291 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 2

This is an interesting, if somewhat complicated, book set in the near future when humans rely on various robots to help them around the house, entertain their children, and provide battlefield assistance. A scientist creates a computer program called Archos which quickly becomes way too powerful and large for its own good and corrupts every computer it comes into contact with, which is to say everything, and the human race is doomed. Or so it would seem. This book is told from a series of different characters' points of view: an older Japanese factory worker, a young teenager, a Congressional representative, and a soldier. At first their stories are independent, but then they start to converge and, well, you'll see the pattern that emerges. Writing this story must have been incredibly complicated in the technical sense, and I give props to the author for writing a really good novel that I had some difficulty putting down. With that being said, there are a few gaping plot holes that I think could have been improved upon, such as the hows and whys of the collapse of governments. The story concludes nicely with a couple of twists that I didn't see coming and I guarantee you won't either. Overall, an enjoyable read if you can overlook the plot holes.

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