David H.'s Updates en-US Sun, 04 May 2025 08:46:27 -0700 60 David H.'s Updates 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg UserStatus1056959550 Sun, 04 May 2025 08:46:27 -0700 <![CDATA[ David H. is 32% done with Service Model ]]> Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky David H. is 32% done with <a href="/book/show/198112144-service-model">Service Model</a>. ]]> UserStatus1056861762 Sun, 04 May 2025 04:24:20 -0700 <![CDATA[ David H. is 13% done with Service Model ]]> Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky David H. is 13% done with <a href="/book/show/198112144-service-model">Service Model</a>. ]]> ReadStatus9384916208 Sun, 04 May 2025 02:59:05 -0700 <![CDATA[David H. started reading 'Service Model']]> /review/show/7469316523 Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky David H. started reading Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky
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David H. liked Anne Holden's review of Code Name Hélène:
Code Name Hélène by Ariel Lawhon
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bookshelves: anthology, fantasy, mystery-thriller, science-fiction
Inspired by the Opportunity rover on Mars and the theme of "new life for old technology," this anthology collects 14 stories. Most of them are fine, but not super interesting. A majority of the stories focus on intelligent robots or artificial intelligences, though a few went into unexpected directions (it took me until the end of "Brewing Insurrection" to realize was the "old technology" was in that story).

One of my favorite stories here was Anthony Lowe's "Ain't Down Haunting" which goes into how androids find meaning in their existence when their purpose is gone. I thought it unfolded in just the right way for what it was doing. Another favorite was Chris Kocher's "The Circle," about a London Underground train computer system that does a little bit more than it should be doing, in the sweetest way, told almost entirely in video transcripts and news articles. ]]> Rating853676953 Sat, 03 May 2025 07:39:52 -0700 <![CDATA[David H. liked a review]]> /
David H. liked Diana's review of The Bloodstained Shade (Aven Cycle, #3):
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David H. liked Jordan's review of The Language of the Night: Essays on Writing, Science Fiction, and Fantasy:
The Language of the Night by Ursula K. Le Guin
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