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I'm HUMANOID
I'm HUMANOID is a science fiction tale which unfolds in the year 2019 and centers around the plight of a new race of man-made people called Humanoids who are seeking the basic rights of human beings.
Caught in the middle of it all is a 15-year-old Humanoid named Tears Baker. Tears was one of the thousands of infant Humanoids that was developed by the same Russian mega tech company that mass produces both adult and baby Humanoids.
Adopted and raised by a human woman, Tears has spent his entire synthetic life trying to avoid getting involved with the growing rift between man and machine.
However after chance encounter with the Governor's carefree daughter Tears' life is thrown upside down as he's soon caught up in a deadly political murder conspiracy that will undoubtedly affect the future of his race.
Caught in the middle of it all is a 15-year-old Humanoid named Tears Baker. Tears was one of the thousands of infant Humanoids that was developed by the same Russian mega tech company that mass produces both adult and baby Humanoids.
Adopted and raised by a human woman, Tears has spent his entire synthetic life trying to avoid getting involved with the growing rift between man and machine.
However after chance encounter with the Governor's carefree daughter Tears' life is thrown upside down as he's soon caught up in a deadly political murder conspiracy that will undoubtedly affect the future of his race.
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First published September 11, 2012
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S.D. Rasheed
10 books10 followersS.D. Rasheed's writing career began in 2012 with the short story Linaje. With continued devotion and dedication to learn the tricks of the trade she's eager to become a memorable author. Look forward to more stories from this aspiring writer in the near future.
Keep in touch with the author on social networks like Twitter ( @Sakinah_R ) and Google Plus. Drop her an email at fleakitten@gmail.com.
Keep in touch with the author on social networks like Twitter ( @Sakinah_R ) and Google Plus. Drop her an email at fleakitten@gmail.com.
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October 25, 2012
Take one single human mother, her adopted blue-skinned “humanoid” son named Tears, throw in some hatred, fear, and bigotry, add a few crimes for good measure, and what do you have? You have the engaging treatise by S.D. Rasheed, called “I’m Humanoid”.
The characters in this book face all the bigotry and hatred encountered by people everywhere who have ever desired only to be treated as equals. In this case, the oppressed “race” is derisively called a man-made machine, or an android, while they insist on being called “humanoid” instead.
Originally invented to never tire, never wear out, and be programmable to perform any specific task, the humanoids were created as infants, who then were to be adopted by human families, and would grow at the same rate as a human child; they just never grew “old”.
But how would this plan play out with John Q. Public? Would he want his kids to associate with a blue-skinned child? Would he fear the humanoids, or would he feel superior to them? Or would he both fear and feel superior to them?
Several sub-plots play out in this engrossing tale, all of which intertwine in a very realistic and believable manner. Take away the blue humanoids, and this book could be almost considered non-fiction. The various issues that surface – or bubble just below the surface – are all legitimate, contemporary issues.
Wanting only to be accepted as equals, the humanoids nevertheless are maligned, vilified and denigrated as being dangerous, unpredictable and somehow to blame for all society’s ills. “I’m Humanoid” is a fascinating story, but it also will prompt you to seriously consider the injustices heaped upon anybody who is “different.” I highly recommend reading this thought-provoking book.
I received a gratis copy of this book from LibraryThings in exchange for an honest review.
The characters in this book face all the bigotry and hatred encountered by people everywhere who have ever desired only to be treated as equals. In this case, the oppressed “race” is derisively called a man-made machine, or an android, while they insist on being called “humanoid” instead.
Originally invented to never tire, never wear out, and be programmable to perform any specific task, the humanoids were created as infants, who then were to be adopted by human families, and would grow at the same rate as a human child; they just never grew “old”.
But how would this plan play out with John Q. Public? Would he want his kids to associate with a blue-skinned child? Would he fear the humanoids, or would he feel superior to them? Or would he both fear and feel superior to them?
Several sub-plots play out in this engrossing tale, all of which intertwine in a very realistic and believable manner. Take away the blue humanoids, and this book could be almost considered non-fiction. The various issues that surface – or bubble just below the surface – are all legitimate, contemporary issues.
Wanting only to be accepted as equals, the humanoids nevertheless are maligned, vilified and denigrated as being dangerous, unpredictable and somehow to blame for all society’s ills. “I’m Humanoid” is a fascinating story, but it also will prompt you to seriously consider the injustices heaped upon anybody who is “different.” I highly recommend reading this thought-provoking book.
I received a gratis copy of this book from LibraryThings in exchange for an honest review.
March 15, 2017
I won this book from the member giveaways on LibraryThing.
It has some great ideas and a few really good details, but I don't think this story was ready to be published at all. It could be great, but it needs a lot of work and not just editing - although that would have helped.
To start with it needs to be set farther into the future with more world-building and it needs more emotion. The writing is very stilted. If it had been all from Tears point of view (which I thought was implied from the title, but that might just be me) that could have worked in the beginning as long as it changed along with the humanoid as he gained more emotions himself. There were also a lot of holes in the logic and the story that could have been filled in. This was very short (78 pages on my nook).
I think the author has potential, but this story could have been much, much better and I just can't recommend it as is.
It has some great ideas and a few really good details, but I don't think this story was ready to be published at all. It could be great, but it needs a lot of work and not just editing - although that would have helped.
To start with it needs to be set farther into the future with more world-building and it needs more emotion. The writing is very stilted. If it had been all from Tears point of view (which I thought was implied from the title, but that might just be me) that could have worked in the beginning as long as it changed along with the humanoid as he gained more emotions himself. There were also a lot of holes in the logic and the story that could have been filled in. This was very short (78 pages on my nook).
I think the author has potential, but this story could have been much, much better and I just can't recommend it as is.
October 20, 2012
I'm HUMANOID
I was looking forward to reading this book as it sounds like a great story. I was very disappointed. This book is not ready for release, although it is currently available for purchase. The story line is the only thing that kept me reading this book. I wanted to know what happened with Tears.
I'd recommend the author remove the book from the shelves and have an editor go through it. It needs a spell check for one, a grammar check for two, and someone to redo it into a book to read rather than the screenplay style writing.
Due to the extremely poor quality of the book I had a hard time even giving it one star. If it was redone, as suggested above, I could give it a much higher rating.
Disclaimer: This book was received a member giveaway at LibraryThing.
I was looking forward to reading this book as it sounds like a great story. I was very disappointed. This book is not ready for release, although it is currently available for purchase. The story line is the only thing that kept me reading this book. I wanted to know what happened with Tears.
I'd recommend the author remove the book from the shelves and have an editor go through it. It needs a spell check for one, a grammar check for two, and someone to redo it into a book to read rather than the screenplay style writing.
Due to the extremely poor quality of the book I had a hard time even giving it one star. If it was redone, as suggested above, I could give it a much higher rating.
Disclaimer: This book was received a member giveaway at LibraryThing.
October 24, 2012
The spelling and grammar were just too much for me. I stopped reading after getting about 20% through it. It needs proofreading and a good editor.
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