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Robotswithpersonality
Roadmarks | Roger Zelazny
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Inventive, and absorbing, and fun! I didn't want it to end. I would go on many adventures with these characters. I now get the whole 'chapter numbering thing'. 😉
I love any and all robot friends. Especially those who manage to foil dastardly plans in hilarious fashion, and/or sass the main character as frequently as necessary. 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? There are these hints at world building, it's not that the reader doesn't get a good enough understanding of the nature of the road, its travellers and surrounding infrastructure, it's just all so nifty I'd have loved to dive into it more.
5mo
Robotswithpersonality 3/? Anything that has the whiff of weary immortals, I think is just fascinating to us mortals, the ultimate unproveable hypothesis, what would it be like, how would you feel after so long, moving from experience to experience, searching for a sense of completeness. 5mo
Robotswithpersonality 4/? I love that it managed to weave in a discussion about that age old question of whether you would want to know who you were if you lost your memory, if you had past lives, if you were unsure of whether you were a better person now, and up the stakes by sci fi or fantasy methods that allowed for a gradual address of fears about if memories come back, will the you of now be subsumed or can you incorporate who you were into who you are now 5mo
Robotswithpersonality 5/5 in a fight for continuity in sense of self. Chilling but captivating.
There is so much here I could gush about, but I don't want to reveal all because I want you to read it!
Great mix of scifi and fantasy. Definitely a favourite for 2024, and keeps me interested to read more Zelazny, because I keep bouncing between misses and major hits with this author! 💁🏼‍♂️
So happy I got recommended it by my Dad.
5mo
Bookwomble Great review 😊 5mo
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Like I realize it's a computer from the future disguised as a book, but I love the idea of sentient books having opinions about who could pick them up, and threatening violence accordingly. Kind of like cats. 😆

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Robotswithpersonality
Roadmarks | Roger Zelazny
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Relatable. Having terrible temporary employment flashbacks...😩

Bookwomble I hope the flashbacks aren't too terrible! 🫂😊 How're you finding this book? I have it on tbr 😒📚 5mo
Robotswithpersonality @bookwomble Totally finished it last night and fell asleep before I could review. 😅 I really enjoyed it, and that's still a rare sensation for me when it comes to Zelazny. I can see the outlines where it could have been a whole series but the impatient me is glad it was kept to a novella length. 5mo
Bookwomble @Robotswithpersonality Thanks for the recommendation - I'll try to move it up Mount TBR 😊 5mo
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Robotswithpersonality
Roadmarks | Roger Zelazny
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Ticklish robot! ☺️

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Fr3NcHtOaSt
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Had to buy another physical copy of this book because I lost my copy. How does one even loose a book this big? And no I didn‘t lend it out or leave it somewhere. Did it just sprout legs and walk away? Also this is one of my all time favorite book series.

#TheGreatBookofAmber #TheChroniclesofAmber #RogerZelazny #favotitebookseries

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Fr3NcHtOaSt
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On my 3rd time reading this thing within 3 years. Looks like it‘s becoming a yearly thing to reread this series. I mean hey, it‘s only my all time fav fantasy series.

#TheGreatBookofAmber #RogerZelazny #thecompleteamberchronicles #fantasy #favoritefantasyseries #amazing

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NeonKnight
Lord of Light | Roger Zelazny
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Why did I like this? I shouldn‘t have... but I did? Zelazny is better as a short story novelist for sure, he seems terrified of scene descriptors or even coherent plot structures sometimes. But his ideas are fantastic, his dialogue poetic and he isn‘t afraid to blend sci-fi and fantasy into a surreal setting.

Overall, it makes me think of future mythology and I might even read it again, now that it makes more sense.

#lordoflight
#rogerzelazny

majkia One of my favorite books 7mo
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NeonKnight
Lord of Light | Roger Zelazny
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“You would like me to strike you, wouldn‘t you, Buddha? It would make feel superior. Unfortunately, I‘m a sadist and will not do it.”
Sam laughed.
“Touché, Death,” he said.

#rogerzelazny #lordoflight

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Fr3NcHtOaSt
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Finally found a perfectly formatted version and added to kindle. Amazon did not have it in the complete edition and I would have had to get them book by book. Time to reread this, as it is my favorite fantasy series.
#TheGreatBookofAmber #RogerZelazny #kindle #ebook #fantasy #amazing #favfantasyseries

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NeonKnight
The Eyes of Heisenberg | Frank Herbert
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Forgot to upload this: There was a local vintage sale and books were 25 cents a piece. I had two dollars on me and decided to select ones with covers I liked.

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#theeyesofheisenberg
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