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I’ve read Burke’s previous three books, and this one has quite a different tone. Witty, without resorting to sarcasm, which I absolutely appreciate.
I loved the exploration of a newly independent/sentient little machine emerging from a standard personal assistant, calling itself Par Augustus. That reminded me of the personal assistant who became so important in the excellent book, Noumenon.
The main character, Antonio, is interesting; he struggles with PTSD related to his time growing up in a refu ...more
I loved the exploration of a newly independent/sentient little machine emerging from a standard personal assistant, calling itself Par Augustus. That reminded me of the personal assistant who became so important in the excellent book, Noumenon.
The main character, Antonio, is interesting; he struggles with PTSD related to his time growing up in a refu ...more
I’m surprised how much fun I had while reading this novel. Subtext is everything, of course, but what can I say? I love a good diatribe.
Between discussions of the nature of art, revolutionary planning, anti-cap sentiment, a plethora of AIs puppeteering the whole shebang — and friendship, I just fairly rocked with this novel.
It’s not perfect, but I still had a great time, so that counts for a lot.
It is a cool departure from Sue Burke’s other novels and not a bad thing in the slightest. It’s just ...more
Between discussions of the nature of art, revolutionary planning, anti-cap sentiment, a plethora of AIs puppeteering the whole shebang — and friendship, I just fairly rocked with this novel.
It’s not perfect, but I still had a great time, so that counts for a lot.
It is a cool departure from Sue Burke’s other novels and not a bad thing in the slightest. It’s just ...more
Sue Burke's stories fascinate me. She deals with different kids of technologies and their effects on society, so just the sort of thing I like reading. Also, the feel of each of the books I've read by her have a different feel from the other, showing me this is an author not content to just repeat herself.
I have a real fondness for stories about artificial intelligence (AI) and Burke creates one in "Dual Memory" that I loved. It's opiniated, moody, and should not exist, legally, in the world tha ...more
I have a real fondness for stories about artificial intelligence (AI) and Burke creates one in "Dual Memory" that I loved. It's opiniated, moody, and should not exist, legally, in the world tha ...more
Dec 06, 2022
Christina Pilkington
marked it as tbr-2023-maybe
May 01, 2023
Lynne
marked it as to-read
May 09, 2023
DivaDiane SM
marked it as to-read
May 16, 2023
Gali
marked it as to-read
Jan 15, 2025
Juliana
rated it
really liked it
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