Book Review: I, robot by Howard S. Smith - Page 2

I didn’t mind the choppy chapters or even the extensive character line-up with people that disappeared after a short introduction. I was more annoyed by the entire reason I bought the book in the first place: the exploration into artificial intelligence. In the form of a fiction novel, the lengthy, convoluted explanations were only distracting. Sure there are nifty diagrams and drawings as well as a vocabulary list and an impressive works cited, but why weren’t these things used in an intense fact-packed non-fiction book, rather than a sub-par techno thriller?   

Howard S. Smith seems to be a very intelligent man with a wide variety of interests, including karate, sci-fi, and robotics. If these seem like things that interest you as well, you may really enjoy I, robot, as a lot of others have. But in my opinion, I’d wait for the non-fiction version where Dr. Smith really delves, without distraction, into the future applications of artificial intelligence.

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