i-robot

Jonathan Bas
Per. 5th
iRobot
The title of the book that I read is, “iRobot,” which was written by the author Isaac Isamov. The things that I really liked about this book is the fact that it combines science fiction along with a little bit of romance between the Chicago detective Del Spooner, and Susan Calvin Who works with the U.S. Robotics company. The science fiction of this book comes from the general theme of the book, which is a futuristic theme in which it is common to see robots aiding humans in their day-to-day life. The only thing that I didn't like about this book is the fact that it is all based around the murder of doctor Lanning which played a huge part in the robotics company. I would recommend this book to all of my peers, but especially to those of my peers that really don't like to read that much. The reason for that is because from the very beginning of this book there is action, so even those that aren't great readers will still find this book interesting. Something that is so unique about this book definitely has to be the setting of the book iRobot. The story takes place in the future year of 2035, in the city of Chicago where it's common to see a robot helping an old lady go shopping. In this setting there have been many generations/versions of robots so as you can tell the setting of this story is ever-advancing in technology. Due to the setting of the story the story is greatly enhanced because if the story were to take place during the eighties, it wouldn't be believable at all. But because it takes places in the year 2035, it still seems as though it may be a possibility. Throughout the entire novel the author definitely emphasizes on the general idea that the future will surely be a bleak one, if man continues to rely so much on machines. The entire story shows just what one of the serious consequences of relying too much on technology can be. As you read the story you can see that the author is trying to get the message across that it is not a good thing to allow ourselves to become so reliant on modern day technologies. The other message that the author is trying to get across to the mind of the reader is the fact that man will always triumph over machine no matter how powerful the machine may be. The events in this book show the authors world view as a bleak one. He thinks this because as far as he's concerned, we are all letting technology take over our daily lives. The characters in the books are very realistic, and believable because they have some very large flaws in them. For example, the main character Del Spooner has a genuine hate for most technologies, and his curiosity is definitely his Achilles heel, and gets him into real trouble with the law, and with the robotics company.

Prey

Prey
Jonathan Bas
Per.5
This book entitled, “Prey”, was written by the author called Micheal Crichton. This book was definitely one of the best books that I have ever read. I enjoyed it so much because it combined the emotions, and struggles of marriage, and family life with adventure, and danger. The marriage struggles that the book brought out were the struggles of Julia choosing between her family, and her job. There is another struggle because as far as Jack is concerned, his wife Julia is cheating on him with someone from work. The danger that I found so thrilling in this book came from the fact that the whole story is based on survival due to a lethal particle sized predator that was let loose from a Nevada laboratory. Also due to the idea of survival that is so prevailing in the book, there is a load of adventure as well. There was definitely nothing that I didn't like about this book. The only thing that was questionable for me was the fact that two main characters died at the end of the book. I would definitely recommend this book to my peers. I recommend this book especially to those that are real- life adventure lovers. The setting of the book is what really made the story unique. For example during the first half of the story, Jack (The main character) is left at home without a job, even though he has a college education in computer technologies, this is most likely to happen in silicon valley where the first half of the story actually takes place. For the second half of the story, the setting is in the Xeon Technologies laboratory in middle of the Nevada desert. If it weren't to be for that Unique setting, the story wouldn't have really worked out. The characters from the story definitely seem real, and believable because each, and every one of them has an every day personality, as well as their own personal problems. Each characters' problems include marital, family, attitude, and emotional problems. These are the reasons why the characters are so believable because of the broadness of their problems. I myself really can't relate to the characters' predicaments because I've never been married, and because my family really doesn't have very many family problems. The main character reminds me of myself to a certain extent only because he doesn't question authority the same way that I wouldn't dare to. The events in this book reveal evidence of the author's world view because through out the entire book the author continues to refer to multiple scientific theories, and possible scientific ideas. Due to him referring to all these scientific theories, one can conclude that the author views the world through very scientific, and theoretical eyes. The events that occur through out the book also show that the author thinks of this world as a world where anything can be made possible with the power of science, and man.