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Set My Heart to A Billion

Set My Heart to Five by Simon Stephenson

February 14, 2021 by wicherwill 1 Comment

A recommendation from Cannonball Read by jomidi! This book was not what I was expecting. I was expecting a book in the vein of All Systems Red and the accompanying books, because that is a book about a bot who develops…unwarranted feelings/empathy/care, and this seemed like a similarly set up premise and therefore something I would like. But it was not, which I should have realized because books are not just derivatives of other books. Authors generally like to write new works. Authors! Are great! …my attempt at language similar […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: bots with hearts, recommendation, Simon Stephenson

wicherwill's CBR13 Review No:21 · Genres: Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: bots with hearts, recommendation, Simon Stephenson ·
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