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Fantastic book!! This book is smart and knife sharp. Annie is a robot programmed to please her owner Doug but it is so much more than that, a clever book diving into emotional abuse, autonomy and sense of identity. Recommend!! 🤖🩷

This book is very different from most books I read. I ended up liking it a lot. The beginning was soooo good. I was eating it up, and then the ending was just very anti climatic. I wish the author would have gone deeper with her questions. It felt like the deep questions like where does humanity begin and end and who makes that call was more of a fleeting thought than a in depth question. I just wanted more. 3.5/5

This is one interesting story about a robot who is bought by a guy to be his lover and do nothing but try to please him. However, she‘s one smart robot and eventually not too happy with her situation. Really liked where this book went with the added plus of a great ending. Very thought provoking as I found myself rooting for Annie Bot to find herself, whoever herself may be.

Yes, it‘s a pick but a weird and icky pick. I enjoyed the writing and will probably read this author again. The idea of an AI cuddle bunny was unsettling, Doug was creepy, but I didn‘t really want to put the book down so there‘s that 🤷🏼‍♀️. I wish I could discuss this with book club, @Allyneedsbooks

Soooo…. Eff Doug. Annie is a cuddle bunny AI bot who is owned by Doug. Annie learns all about what it takes to please Doug. Something happens with his trash ass friend Roland and all trust is lost. This gets intense and part of me was hoping that she would either kill Doug or hope she would throw herself out of a window so that people would know that an AI tried to kill herself just to get away from Doug. I liked this, it‘s very readable. Very👇🏼

I‘m giving a pick to a book that made me feel … ick. I didn‘t want to stick with it and at the same time couldn‘t stop. The ick factor faded, and I found the last third intriguing. But here‘s something else I‘m thinking about… I would have DNF‘d well before the final third had this same story been written by a man, and that only adds to my wild thoughts on this one.

I can‘t WAIT for someone I know to read this so that I can discuss this with someone! I devoured this book. It was a quick read, and sometimes frustrating but in a way that serves the story. The themes of gender expectations, AI, and relationships keep you thinking long after the story is over. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Annie Bot is incredibly immersive, emotional, and timely. I couldn‘t help but picture Margot Robbie as Annie (even though she‘s not described as looking that way), and “What Was I Made For?” could have been this book‘s soundtrack. Packing a feminist, empathetic punch, it left me with more food for thought than concrete answers. #BOTM

Annie is an AI Bot, a cuddle bunny. Custom made for Doug, the man who owns her.

Through Annie's eyes we see her life with Doug. She's programmed to please him, to satisfy him. Through Doug, Annie learns what it is to be human. She learns our traits, expressions, social norms and about control, lies and deceit.

This book has so much to say about women, relationships and AI.

A fantastic book club book, a vibrant discussion is guaranteed.

I devoured this. I couldn't stop reading it, but I am having trouble processing how I feel about it. I think I am struggling with how much I liked the book when I saw so much wrong within it.

4.5 ⭐️ This pointedly smart, Atwood-esque glimpse into our possible future had me rapt, unnerved, and deeply pensive. A salient read in this precise moment as AI surges ahead.

I‘m just going to go ahead and throw a heavy TW on this one for abusive relationships. I have a strong stomach for dark books usually, but the relationship between sentient sex robot Annie and her owner Doug had me stressed the F out and dreading picking it up again. No thanks!

This book is getting buzz in science magazines because it‘s about a sentient sex robot. It‘s a quick read that leads one to consider patriarchy, capitalism, and freedom. #BOTM

Very interesting take on an age-old question: can love exist between owner and owned? Or does ownership remove all vestiges of choice/consent/freedom that in my opinion are necessary for love to exist? I found this book compelling and worth reading.

The vast majority of this was deeply unsettling and uncomfortable for me. I don‘t know how to commend this more than: 🤢😭🤯♥️. 5 glowing stars.

#botm #bookofthemonth

Is this the year I get very into Sci Fi? 😁😁 highly recommend this book.. a really interesting concept and beautifully written book 💓💖

My #BOTM came and I immediately started this one. It's about a sentient sexbot who starts to gain autonomy.

When the audiobook is good but the subject matter uncomfy so you keep taking breaks.

Edit to smack myself for not mentioning this is a Pygmalion story

This is a really neat, quick, read with some deep themes! I especially loved the ending with its bittersweet, but ultimately hopeful, undertones.

The book of the month choices are officially up! 🥳🎉🎉🎉

I've officially ordered so many books for March's drop that they don't fit on the page! 🤭💕📚 I was so so excited by a lot of the add-ons this month! Particularly the new one by Simone St James, who I love! The book from the main selection that I chose was Annie Bot! And also I picked the Book of the Year winner too! What is everyone else getting this month? #botm

I have seen great reviews for Abby Jimenez‘ books, but for some reason, I‘ve never read any of them! I‘m looking forward to finally giving her a try as the “2023 Book of the Year” winner for #BOTM.

The other two I picked look so interesting, thought-provoking, and unique to me. I‘m going to look for a few other picks through the library. 🥰📚

A great novel that begs the questions: what makes us human? Who/what deserves free will?

Annie has the ability to learn organically. She feels emotions &physical pain. Yet she is an AI bot made 2please her owner, Doug. At 1st making Doug happy is all that matters. But her relationship w/Doug becomes complicated as Annie begins to wonder about her wants. The more she learns, the more controlling Doug becomes &Annie struggles 2make sense of it all.