Who actually is the villain? Do both sides actually want peace? Is it truly possible? Also, what happens when we grieve for somebody? The funks have been fed up of being slaves and revolted so the humans retaliated. Learning how this battle started between humans and funks was fascinating – whose account can you sympathise with? There are some excellent themes within this book – some of which I’m careful of mentioning without spoilers – but this text would make a perfect classroom text as it’s rich with philosophical questions to discuss.
The beginning reminded me of The Terminator mixed with AI: Artificial Intelligence (two films I could just sit and watch all day!). Who will Adam-2 strike an allegiance with? Can everyone he meets be trusted?Īdam-2 really is a thrilling, unputdownable adventure! For the first few pages, we experience Groundhog Day in the life of Adam-2 and then suddenly, the life he knew implodes and he is thrust into a breathtaking, twist-filled adventure into this new world. When he leaves his home, he discovers the world has been decimated by a civil war between humans and advanced intelligence. “Don’t get so close,” growled Linden.įor 243 years, 8 months, 6 days, 9 hours and 51 minutes, Adam-2 has remained in the basement of a forgotten building, told to remain there by Father in order to be a good boy. The sides of its lips were lifted as if it was pretending to smile. The eyes shone white and blue, and had weird fake eyebrows. Just a slight bump for a nose, and microphones for ears it looked like a metal and plastic skull. It was true the thing had eyes like models of human ones, with fake irises that contracted in the torchlight, and a mouth with white plastic teeth and metal lips.
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