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Narrated by:
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Jennifer Jill Araya
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By:
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Sierra Greer
About this listen
April 2024 Indie Next Pick Book of the Month Selection
Esquire pick for “The Best Books of 2024 (so far)”
Amazon Editors’ “Best of March” Pick
Audible Best of the Month
The Guardian Science Fiction Book of the Month
The Times Book of the Month
Named One of the “Most Anticipated Novels” of 2024 by Goodreads and Reader’s Digest
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?
‘Intense, compelling’ GUARDIAN
'Barbie for girls who like Aphex Twin' SHEENA PATEL
'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… gripping’ NEW YORK TIMES
'A Frankenstein for the digital age' ESQUIRE
'A compelling story of power, consent and control in the age of AI’ GRAZIA
©2024 Caragh M. O’Brien (P)2024 HarperCollins PublishersWhat listeners say about Annie Bot
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- AvidListener
- 01-10-24
Surprisingly thought provoking
I’m finding myself thinking about this book several days after finishing it. For me it wasn’t so much about the AI robot topic in itself, it was more that this was used to describe and examine a controlling relationship. Doug is a typical controlling man, but taken to the extreme, and Annie the woman who is always trying to please. What happens if a controlling man is able to create a woman who is exactly the way he wants her, does that work, is it going to make him happy, what kind of woman is she. Etc.
I was a little disappointed with the ending, it was too abrupt, I thought it required more depth.
But overall a surprisingly good book.
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- dlight69
- 04-04-24
An excellent analysis of the human psyche
I have a professional interest in AI (more correctly called LLM - large learning models in their current stage of development) so was intrigued to see what fiction would make of the possibilities of an AI-inspired robot. In practice this turned out to be an insightful analysis of what makes us tick - the phycology of human relationships. I grew a warm affection for Annie as she developed human-like characteristics and was impressed by the author's intelligent analysis of how we interact with each other and the confusing and conflicting emotions and paradoxes we deal with every day. I remain sceptical that AI robots will ever reach the level of sophistication portrayed by Annie, but immensely enjoyed both the story and quality of writing. I only deducted 1 star because I found the vocal portrayal of Doug to be somewhat annoying, but then he is obviously a pompous dick anyway, so I guess that's justified overall. I found the sexual content well judged, being mildly titillating without descending into unnecessary pornographic detail - although I did find the frequent references to "cuddle bunny" a little uncomfortable. Overall, a most enjoyable audio book.
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- holly bird
- 07-04-24
page turner
Original and disturbing take on AI in a modern domestic setting. I really enjoyed it, and it was exciting.
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- Rod
- 22-05-24
great listen
This isn't my normal genre, I read about this in New Scientist and though it looked interesting.
I was hooked from the start, this is a great story, and well told.
A good combination of future looking, AI, love and relationships
Highly recommended, very though provoking.
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- Dollyplum
- 23-05-24
predictability
too much of the story was chick flick for me, and the end was obvious. so much more to the story and felt frustrated in cupboard at a 3 😁 you know you know
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- Amelia Emmerson
- 23-04-24
The subject
Didn’t actually cover the intricacies of owning a human like robot and the reasons for why a pig of a man like that would own one
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