harlanellison

I, Robot | Isaac Asimov

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This collection of nine short stories published in 1950 is extraordinary with its vision of a future with robots. Each story could stand alone but they collectively tell a larger story. The famous “Three Laws of Robotics” first appears here. Really interesting and well-thought out. Hard to believe that this was written well before artificial intelligence was developed. Bravo!

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kwmg40

I, Robot | Isaac Asimov

It's been a while since I've done a #192025 update. These are the slots I've filled, in the past few months. I've completed 75 of the 106 prompts!
@Librarybelle

psalva I‘m intrigued. Can you tell me more about this? I haven‘t heard about it but I‘m assuming it‘s a reading challenge. I‘d love to know what it‘s about. 7mo

Librarybelle Oh! You‘re so close! Great job! 7mo

Librarybelle @psalva The #192025 challenge encourages reading a book originally published each year from 1920 to 2025. I started it in 2022, I think, and it ends December 31, 2025. I have the challenge also on Storygraph for easy tracking. 7mo

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psalva @Librarybelle Cool! It sounds like a fun challenge. 7mo

Librarybelle @psalva It has been fun, and I have plans to restart it as a #192030 challenge closer to 2026. 7mo

psalva @Librarybelle awesome! I‘ve joined up on Storygraph, although I may not get very far :) I love joining challenges anyways so we‘ll see how I get along. 7mo

kwmg40 @psalva @Librarybelle I\'m really enjoying this challenge. I made it more difficult for myself by requiring a different author for every slot, but that has led to my discovering many authors new to me and it\'s been a fun experience. I\'ll definitely be ready for another round by 2026! 7mo

Librarybelle I‘ve enjoyed this so much too, @kwmg40 ! I have used the same author for multiple years, but I‘ve still discovered new to me authors and have loved seeing the changes in writing styles over the years. Glad you found the challenge, @psalva , on Storygraph! 7mo

willaful The Native Heath is my 1954 too. :-) 7mo

Ruthiella I‘m so pleased to see both #ClassicLSFBC and #FurrowedMiddlebrowClub books displayed! It‘s a fringe benefit of both reading groups! 😅 7mo

AnishaInkspill these look interesting, I Robot is on my tbr 6mo

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Twainy

Greatest Hits | Harlan Ellison

Gift … on my Amazon Wish List as a total cover buy … 🖤

RamsFan1963 I keep seeing this at BAM, I'm going to pull the trigger and buy the darn thing, even if I don't read it for months. 7mo

Twainy @RamsFan1963 months … it might be years for me. My MBR is so huge! 😆 I might read it slowly over time. 7mo

RamsFan1963 @Twainy I was trying to be optimistic. I use such a random selection method to pick my next TBR shelf read, it could easily be years 7mo

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Twainy @RamsFan1963 since I go through a book a day …. MBR … might be read … I usually have a list to choose from of like 40-60 a month … I add library & new editions at the drop of the hat. I just picked up 3 Indie Horror books and 3 ARCs. At the end of the month I take the unread & move them to the next month and load a bunch more. I feel like I have access to endless books 😁 7mo

TieDyeDude I\'ve had Dangerous Visions on my TBR for a bit now. I love that cover! 7mo

Twainy @TieDyeDude that trilogy of books is absolutely fluorescent! Review!!! So we can see if we need to read them also. 😁 7mo

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KathyWheeler

I, Robot | Isaac Asimov

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My husband & I finally finished I, Robot on our beach trip. He liked it better than I did, and we liked different things. I liked the stories with more action, like Liar, and he liked the ones with a lot of philosophy, like Evitable Conflict (which I thought was too long.) We started The Masquerades of Spring on our way back. I read How the White Trash Zombie Got Her Groove back (ebook) and listened to The Maidens on my #audiowalk.

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MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm

I, Robot | Isaac Asimov

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Catching up on reviews.😬
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Thoroughly enjoyed this. Can‘t wait to read more of Asimov‘s Robot series. It‘s more of a collection of short stories or even thought experiments. My favorite of them all was “Liar”. It didn‘t end up how I thought it was going to at first. The progression through the stories was nice, it kept them all connected. It definitely makes you think about the future of humanity and how it‘s interlinked with AI.
#ClassicLSFBC

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kwmg40

I, Robot | Isaac Asimov

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I enjoyed rereading this classic sci-fi collection of stories with #ClassicLSFBC. In terms of the ethical issues surrounding AI, I found that the questions/ideas have held up surprisingly well, as we're still working through those issues today.
@RamsFan1963 @Ruthiella

#192025 #1950 @Librarybelle
#gottacatchemall @PuddleJumper (prompt 71, Rookidee: Short story or novella)

Ruthiella The more I sit with this one, the more it grows on me! 9mo

Librarybelle Great choice! 8mo

PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 8mo

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TheSpineView

I, Robot | Isaac Asimov

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This is a collection of short stories. Each story has a different theme and it is explored within that story. It is the definition of classic Sci-Fi. I enjoyed but by the end it felt a bit repetitive. 4⭐️

Read for #ClassicLSFBC @RamsFan1963

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The_Book_Ninja

Greatest Hits | Harlan Ellison

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A Greatest hits? Ellison is somewhat a rock-star, the irascible, messy type, like Jonny Rotten or Axl Rose but with talent. It seems he could be a massive asshole. Appropriately, current Lord of Assholia, Neil Gaiman, did an intro (which I skipped). When Ellison hits, his work is exciting and visceral; experimental and fun. A couple of his misses are in this collection, they‘re dull and recondite. A great fathers-day gift from my daughter @she_she

Bookwomble I've not read much by Ellison, and what I've read about him is not endearing, but he said one of my favourite things: "You are not entitled to your opinion. You are entitled to your *informed* opinion. No one is entitled to be ignorant.” 9mo

The_Book_Ninja @Bookwomble He‘s certainly divisive. He was on the correct site of the civil rights movement and he was against the war in Vietnam, but he basically sexually assaulted Connie Willis in the name of “banter” and, for reasons I can‘t find on the internet, misguidedly supported an accused peodophile who subsequently turned out to be guilty. Of the new-wave sci-fi authors he‘s probably up there with Dick but it seems his legacy is not quite as wrought 9mo

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swynn

I, Robot | Isaac Asimov

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(1950) I don't know how many times I've read thi but the last time was about thirty years ago. I found the revisit delightful, with some surprises: I remember thinking "The Evitable Conflict" was a talky, weak way to end -- but this time it struck me as a spooky premonition of current conversations around AI and machine learning. At almost 75 years old, some creakiness is inevitable, so I'm pleased at how well it holds up for me.

#ClassicLSFBC

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