Auto 2
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My review -
Reading
anything labelled '2' generally means you've read the first book and I really
enjoyed Auto. This has bells on - and icing and sprinkles. I received an ARC
for an honest review and, honestly, it's fantastic. They say 'be careful what
you wish for'. This scarily close future sees us all with our autos (like
super-smart phones) running our lives and making decisions for us and people
love it. They can't imagine managing without. There's even an online church and
because hosting space for the autos of the dead is expensive, this cyber-church
can offer free immortality in the EternalCloud. We come across characters we've
met in Auto and some of them are up against the police and the church.
Auto
brought together a group of speculative stories in an amazing manner, crafting
a whole from what appeared to be disparate parts. Auto 2 is a more coherent
story with the various individual parts acting more like traditional chapters.
I read this in a couple of days because it was so unputdownable. It's full of
little twists and turns, links to the earlier book and clever speculation on
what our addiction to the internet could lead us to. Read this!