Book Review: Even Robots Should Follow The Laws

I, Robot is probably the most well-known literary contribution from Isaac Asimov

It’s really more of an anthology than a novel, although some characters appear more than once. In fact, it is framed by a robopsychologist named Susan Calvin being interviewed and relating these stories to a reporter.

There is a variety of stories that examine the potential relationship between robots and humans should the technology become more prevalent. There is a progression in the malfunctions and difficulties, and recurring characters such Powell and Donovan are the window into these developments.

It was a bit of an endurance test to get through this one. There is a lot of exposition and meetings in almost every story.

Asimov is a pretty good writer, and the ideas he presents may have seemed revolutionary at the time. The book was released in 1950; however, the stories were published throughout the previous decade.

I am still glad to have given this a whirl, and I am likely to revisit the works of Asimov. It was hard to stay enthusiastic about this particular selection, but I can still see how Asimov is held un such high regard.

I have now returned to my preferred genre of the murder mystery. Robert Galbraith’s Lethal White has made it off the stack of intended reads.