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Mizgot
The struggles of a little robot named Mizgot, and her agoraphobic creator, Marvin, in the cold, calculated, and greedy world of 2039. Marvin fights to keep himself and his creation from being sucked into the seductive criminal mire surrounding them. While Mizgot, addicted to information, must overcome her own limitations to fulfill her desires, regardless of the costs involved...
228 pages, Paperback
Published July 25, 2016
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February 8, 2018
I was going to give it 3 stars, but WTF is that ending?? I'm quite disgusted. And puzzled.
If you disregard the ending though, it's kind of a... Cute book for grown up children. Grown up, because there's swearing and violence, and sex (realistic Russian swearing, actually! When does that ever happen?), and yet children, because it's somewhat innocent and naive in its own making.
The main character is an agoraphobic 'mad scientist', you could say (well... lonely, rather), and he creates himself a friend - a robot, called Mizgot. Unfortunately, he disregards this sentient being worse than certain fathers disregard their one year olds and doesn't heed her opinions at all. Which is really dangerous, cause some bad people really want to get their hands on Mizgot. And this is roughly what the story is about. That, and the fact that an untrained robot can sort of turn into a monster.
In the end, the book is boring, the characters are predictable, and although the ending is not - it's unpredictable in a really bad way.
Thanks to the publisher for giving me a copy in exchange to my honest review.
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If you disregard the ending though, it's kind of a... Cute book for grown up children. Grown up, because there's swearing and violence, and sex (realistic Russian swearing, actually! When does that ever happen?), and yet children, because it's somewhat innocent and naive in its own making.
The main character is an agoraphobic 'mad scientist', you could say (well... lonely, rather), and he creates himself a friend - a robot, called Mizgot. Unfortunately, he disregards this sentient being worse than certain fathers disregard their one year olds and doesn't heed her opinions at all. Which is really dangerous, cause some bad people really want to get their hands on Mizgot. And this is roughly what the story is about. That, and the fact that an untrained robot can sort of turn into a monster.
In the end, the book is boring, the characters are predictable, and although the ending is not - it's unpredictable in a really bad way.
Thanks to the publisher for giving me a copy in exchange to my honest review.
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August 31, 2016
I thought I would love this one but I was wrong. The idea is that this agoraphobic inventor called Martin creates a bot with IA and plans to use it for children and people with mental illnessses. But he is living in 2039, a hungry world for money, and has to fight hard to remain in his position, while his creation is threatened to be used for profit and not exactly for what he intended.
And the bot, named Mizgot because he feels it is a "she", is hungry for information and knowledge. Can't say much more about it because I was expecting... something different from the bot.
The world in which the story conducts itself didn't have any allure for me, and neither did the characters, although I kept getting the feeling it could have delivered much more.
And the bot, named Mizgot because he feels it is a "she", is hungry for information and knowledge. Can't say much more about it because I was expecting... something different from the bot.
The world in which the story conducts itself didn't have any allure for me, and neither did the characters, although I kept getting the feeling it could have delivered much more.
September 15, 2017
Great read!
What a fantastic debut for Helric. This book is a favorite for me. Love is wonderful and at the same time scary. In this techy thriller the author takes you into the impossible heart of a sophisticated robot who doesn't recognize the line between
What a fantastic debut for Helric. This book is a favorite for me. Love is wonderful and at the same time scary. In this techy thriller the author takes you into the impossible heart of a sophisticated robot who doesn't recognize the line between
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