I went into a bookstore today (something I surprisingly haven't done in a long time) and really enjoyed looking at / holding the books that I've been researching on the Internet. The one that caught my eye was, Robopocalypse. I've seen it on my Amazon "Recommended for You" screen, but have blown it off because the cover doesn't do much for me. But I threw caution to the wind and picked up the book to read the inner flap and it actually sounded like a really fun book (especially since I love a good apocalyptic story.)
Summary: They are in your house. They are in your car. They are in the skies…Now they’re coming for you.
In the near future, at a moment no one will notice, all the dazzling technology that runs our world will unite and turn against us. Taking on the persona of a shy human boy, a childlike but massively powerful artificial intelligence known as Archos comes online and assumes control over the global network of machines that regulate everything from transportation to utilities, defense and communication. In the months leading up to this, sporadic glitches are noticed by a handful of unconnected humans – a single mother disconcerted by her daughter’s menacing “smart” toys, a lonely Japanese bachelor who is victimized by his domestic robot companion, an isolated U.S. soldier who witnesses a ‘pacification unit’ go haywire – but most are unaware of the growing rebellion until it is too late.
When the Robot War ignites -- at a moment known later as Zero Hour -- humankind will be both decimated and, possibly, for the first time in history, united. Robopocalypse is a brilliantly conceived action-filled epic, a terrifying story with heart-stopping implications for the real technology all around us…and an entertaining and engaging thriller unlike anything else written in years.
Since I don't download or read anything without looking at reviews online, I came home and immediately looked this book up. And the first thing I see is that this book is written in a similar style of World War Z by Max Brooks. (World War Z is basically the story of how zombies came close to taking over the world and humans fighting back.) People really loved this book, but I did not.
The story was really fun and engaging, but I did not care for how the story was told. World War Z and Robopocalypse are told in the "oral history" format, where each chapter is told by a different person in a different place at a different time. Some people really enjoy this format because it reads like a personal history book...but to me, it makes the story impersonal. There's no opportunity for character development, which is something I really enjoy while reading a book.
Anyways, once I read reviews on this book I became a little deflated in my excitement to read it. It just came out, so I'll keep an eye on it to see how other people feel about it - but for now, it's on my wish list and marked as 'to read'. I'm sure I'll read it...but I won't hustle to read it.
TIDBIT: Apparently Spielberg has already optioned this book for a movie...
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