Sexbot

The premise is that "being human" is not the same as having a human body, and that might mean the next evolutionary move for life-- by not being alive, but being "a being of a new kind."That possible evolutionary leap interested me greatly, but the story almost immediately it turns into "the super rich" versus "everyone else on the planet" and while there are some super rich who seek only to exploit others, the fanatical level of the rich in this story is more than I can accept. The behavior of the purchasers of the sexbots does exist for some people, but here it is painted as "everyone" who can afford a sexbot wants one and loses touch with the human species. That it was a "male only" approach just did not ring true, and the level of demand for the product at the prices named makes no sense to me. I feel that the whole sexbot development is rising to a false level, but then, fiction is by nature, false.The laws of physics get ignored in various sections, and a quick math check shows that vehicles do not move or perform the way they were written.The weaponry used is a nightmare of wrong information, lack of any connection to what such weapons would or would not do, and I almost quit because it was so wrong it made trying to read it much like the idea that the kid down the street has created a supersonic bicycle out of spare parts he found in the trash cans or sitting on the curb waiting for trash day, or even parts that he picked up on store clearance tables or at yard sales. I shall not go into it, but the real weapons and what the weapons in the story do in terms of function were so painful different that it was clear that either the author had not a clue or was deliberately creating impossible situations.What it boils down to is that what was on the page was more about sex and money than was needed, accuracy regarding both weapons and physics were optional, and it still had some factors at play as to the human mind. The effect was more like randomized spelling to get past a dead end or malfunctional situations, which I hated.It earns a five out of ten, or-- five star scale-- three out of five stars.I admit that I was tempted to go four out of ten or two out of five, but some flashes of humanity and possible change in what was human or not-- it had potential.It did not live up to the potential, and when the tough parts came the story called in sick..

I was much more interested in the speculative fiction nature of the book than its crime genre roots. I was drawn to it for the ramifications of human minds transferred to machines (and, well, to the titillating notion of said machines being originally designed as advanced sex robots). I was disappointed to find so few paragraphs spent on the experiences—particularly the psychology—of inhabiting a non-human body.Quinlan's handling of the techno-babble was adept: he drew little attention to that which is currently unknown (or known to be false) such as the nature of the mind, intelligence, or how a computerized intelligence might work. He simply glossed over it and left it assumed true. On the other hand, the character motivations were silly to me (perhaps because of my lack of experience with stories of conspiratorial espionage). For instance, why would corporate heads resort to such pointless murder when there were so many cleaner and more effective ways to accomplish their goals? Similarly, I found the use of heavy weaponry and explosives to be cheap and distracting.Nonetheless, the story clips along and stays interesting. It could have been richer in a lot of places, but it gets the job done and (to paraphrase another reviewer) it's an entertaining diversion.

Loved this sci-fi thriller! Brilliant scientist narrowly escapes being assassinated by downloading her mind into the shell of a bionic, fully-animated sex doll. What’s not to love? I spent the night thoroughly enjoying the decadent stream of colorful characters and non-stop action! The rich detail conjured vivid images of cinematic storyboards. As the pace accelerated, scenes exploded into full blown technicolor! I found myself fully immersed in the action and completely engaged to the point where I had to finish in one sitting. Yes, I stayed up way too late reading. Totally worth it!

Great story! Love the story but, it seems rushed. I did want more at the end. Guess it was a good book after all !

Wrapped a fun adventure story into a SCI fi thriller. A very entertaining novel with plenty of anxiety and amazement.

This book has the very interesting premise that people can be downloaded into robots! This volume was fun and interesting in many ways, but unsatisfactory in that it is little more than a preface to a real novel, which I hope is more fleshed out than this introductory piece! Publishing very short pieces seems to be a common practice in these days of Amazon style publishing, but I am having trouble getting used to books that are really just chapters in the whole story😎

Sorry, could not finish. The main idea is great: a woman, hunted by a murderous corporate security team, saves her life by downloading her consciousness into a robot. The writing, however, would benefit greatly through rewrites and critical feedback. An editor would help tighten things up. Author shows promise. Also, with a title like Sexbot I was disappointed by a seeming lack of sex scenes. Maybe they were later in the book?

Despite the title that sounds like a porn flick, I found this to be a quick, energized and generally SFW read. Quinlan's plot moves fast and furious and, although the ending feels a bit abrupt, (telegraphing a sequel?) I really enjoyed the story quite a bit. I could see this as the next Michael Bay movie in a minute.

Starts well, with a nice idea about autonomous sex toys and then the clash between a transferred human mind and the inbuilt programming, but it loses steam right at the end with a cop out happy ever after as the 'wrapping up'. I was disappointed at that, because it was going so well until then. For the price it's worth it. For the author, I'd really like to see a revisit to the end and something more imaginative than a walk into the sunset.

I could not stop reading.Pure escapism.Want more!There is a sequel or two coming I hope.Thanks Patrick

As Tony The Tiger would have said Its gggrrrgreat. The best l can say is that you can't wait to find out what is going to happen. The spelling and grammar is correct. I would recommend this book to most people, it obviously has some sexual activities but not very much and they aren't too graphic.

Yep, pretty daft.

Its ok more of a book for young guys to read