Annie Bot
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3.6 • 5 Ratings
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
'Exquisitely written… asks what it really means to be human’ RED
'Intense, compelling' GUARDIAN
'Barbie for girls who like Aphex Twin' SHEENA PATEL
She’s human in every way that matters.
Annie is the perfect girlfriend. She has dinner ready for Doug every night, wears the outfits he buys for her, and caters to his every sexual whim. Maybe her cleaning isn’t always good enough, but she’s trying really hard.
She was designed that way, after all.
Because Annie is a robot. But what happens when she starts to rebel against her stifled existence and imagine the impossible – a life without Doug?
'A compelling story of power, consent and control’ GRAZIA
‘A smart dive into big questions about identity, autonomy and power… packs an impressive punch’ THE TIMES, Book of the Month
Reviews
‘An intense, compelling tale’ GUARDIAN, Sci-Fi Book of the Month
'An exquisitely written, empathetic novel that asks what it really means to be human’ RED
‘A smart dive into big questions about identity, autonomy and power… packs an impressive punch’ THE TIMES, Book of the Month
‘Slyly profound… a brilliant pas de deux, grappling with ideas of freedom and identity while depicting a perverse relationship in painful detail… gripping’ NEW YORK TIMES
'Barbie for girls who like Aphex Twin' SHEENA PATEL
'A compelling story of power, consent and control in the age of AI’ GRAZIA
'A dazzling, anxiety-inducing novel' Scientific American magazine
'A great fit for fans of Never Let Me Go and My Dark Vanessa' NEW SCIENTIST
‘Such a compelling read. Memorable, emotive, weird-in-a-good way’ NIAMH HARGAN
'Witty, wicked, and weirdly addictive' LIONEL SHRIVER
'Unexpectedly emotional' DAILY MAIL
‘A beautifully penned, compassionate tale that probes the essence of humanity’ SUNDAY MAIL
Annie Bot was a Book of the Month in the Guardian and The Times w/c 04.03.24
About the author
SIERRA GREER grew up in Minnesota before attending Williams College and Johns Hopkins University. A former high school English teacher, she writes about the future from her home in rural Connecticut.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This edgy, high-tech bedroom comedy from Greer (the Birthmarked trilogy, written as Caragh M. O'Brien) follows a glitchy sexbot and her wealthy owner, Doug. Custom-designed from eye color to cup size, Annie is programmed to please, even ramping up her body temperature from a battery-saving 75 degrees to a cozy 98.6 whenever she senses Doug getting in the mood, which is about every other page. But Annie is an "autodidactic" model, and her ability to self-teach has her dabbling in computer programming and experimenting with free will, including a tryst with Doug's best friend. When Doug finds out, their relationship turns (even more) toxic, and Annie flees to Lake Champlain to find Jacobson, the technician who programmed her, hoping he can help. But Jacobson has other plans—he wants to implant Annie's uniquely advanced Central Intelligence Unit into a facsimile of his son who was killed in war. The robot science is scant (there's more about Annie's skimpy outfits than her wiring) and the plot is slow to boil, but Greer's take on human-AI relationships captivates (some of the best scenes are of Annie and Doug in couples therapy) while avoiding the overdone trope of androids longing for consciousness. Annie knows who she is; it's the human who turns out to be the "fraud." There's lots to chew on.
