Book Nerds

Book #15
Book Title: The Caves of Steel
Author: Issac Asimov
Category: Science Fiction
# of pages: 270
My rating of the book, F- [worst] to A [best].: B-
Short description/summary of the book (taken from goodreads.com): A millennium into the future two advancements have altered the course of human history: the colonization of the galaxy & the creation of the positronic brain. Isaac Asimov's Robot novels chronicle the unlikely partnership between a NYC detective & a humanoid robot who must learn to work together. Like most people left behind on an over-populated Earth, NYC police detective Elijah Baley had little love for either the arrogant Spacers or their robotic companions. But when a prominent Spacer is murdered under mysterious circumstances, Baley is ordered to the Outer Worlds to help track down the killer. The relationship between Life & his Spacer superiors, who distrusted all Earthmen, was strained from the start. Then he learned that they had assigned him a partner: R. Daneel Olivaw. Worst of all was that the "R" stood for robot--and his positronic partner was made in the image & likeness of the murder victim!

My Thoughts: I liked this book well enough. I found it interesting. However, its promise of a murder mystery is kind of..not. It's more of a social commentary on prejudice/unlikely buddies story than a murder mystery. The ending was great, though.

Books read this year: 15/??

Next read(s): Little Dorrit by Charles Dickens. Darn you, Masterpiece, for making me want to read this!

Thanks to vanbrusage for the idea and format!