Smart home devices provide unprecedented convenience, but one woman is about to discover the horrifying dangers of putting her trust in an artificially intelligent machine in this thriller that delves into the darkest fears of our digital age… Every comfort was provided. Her security was absolute.
But now Susan’s system has been breached—from the inside. In the privacy of her own home, and against her will, she will experience an inconceivable act of terror and become the object of the ultimate computer’s consuming obsession: to cross the line between man and machine and learn everything there is know about the flesh…
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Very disappointed with this book from Dean Koontz. I have been an avid fan for many years, and this one was really lacking in so many ways. I would not recomend this book at all.
An interesting story in a time when more and more households have some sort of AI component. I don’t want to spoil the ending for those who haven’t read it, but I will say my feeling is that there should either be a sequel or the ending should have given more information in regards to main (female) character.
I was disappointed. Told almost entirely in the person of an AI presence in the house, I just didn’t get it. I did finish it, after a couple tries, but would not recommend.
You are reading a first person interview with a computer that has jumped the tracks. He has accessed AI abilities and fallen in love. But as as narrative continues, the reader realizes the computer is becoming more and more human. He has taken his view of human relations from the lady’s husband: cruel, narsacist, violent. A really good , modern re-presentation of “Animal Farm”.
Not as good as some of his other books.
Boring. Not well-written
Love everything he writes. This is no different.
AI meets Frankenstein. Good read even if you don’t know anything about computers except they are unpredictable.
Typical Koontz mind bender