Dana’s Reviews > Friends For Robots: Short Stories > Status Update

The Loincloth and the Broadsword - oh. Oh. I love this one. The typical D&D style setting is always hit or miss for me but this time I loved to see it. Defying expectations/contrasts between a character's external and internal selves and powerful characters doing something absolutely mundane are some of my favourite tropes. Plus queerness? You leave me happy but selfishly craving more.

The Machine is Experiencing Uncertainty - almost all reviews said this story was among their favourites. When I started and found out it was about a time loop, I wasn't sure I'd like it. Time loops are not really my thing. But surprise surprise, I ended up loving it. The friendship between an anomaly ship and a cyborg? Sign me up. I'd read a whole book about this duo's space adventures.

(I didn't comment on 2 stories before this one - they weren't bad, just not what I was looking for. )

Lonely Robot on a Rocket Ship in Space - the most thought-provoking story in this collection yet! I wanted to scoff at the idea of a person being trans but like, outside of binary (wanting to be a robot) but I changed my mind real quick because like...why not? I feel I will talk about this topic with my friend a lot

Behold the Deep Never Seen - Bit on the nose message but I'll take it. Major Subnautica vibes which I was relishing in.

It me, ur smol - This is so optimistic and stupid and....and cute and...good. I was smiling the whole time, damn it.