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by: Isaac Asimov
I went on a short story kick in New York; my 40 minute subway ride was perfect for reading a short story but never really gave me enough time to get into a novel. I, Robot is one of those books that I was loosing geek cred having not read it and I have to say, I don't know why I didn't read this earlier.
I loved that the short stories followed the same characters through different experiences and challenges that they face. It took a story about robots and made it about humanity. My favorite stories were probably "Catch that Rabbit" and "Liar." The first was about a little girl who was attached to her nanny robot and how her father thought it was inappropriate. It is something I have wanted to explore in my own writing, what are the consequences when technology replaces a human being in an emotional capacity, even when it preforms its tasks perfectly. The other is about a robot that reads minds, I have a thing with mind reading, I'm not entirely sure why, but I'm writing a story about it now and am very intrigued by the idea.
Overall, If you are a sci-fi fan like me who hasn't picked this up, go do it. Now.
Intriguing.