Frankissstein: A Love Story
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Frankensteins neue Verkörperung in einer Welt mit Sexbots für Männer. Dort sind Körper quasi nutzlos, denn in einer Welt mit AI braucht es keine Biologie mehr.
Lieblingszitate aus dem Buch: If God hadn't wanted us to tamper with things, She wouldn't have given us brains (S.240). I discover that grief means living with someone who is no longer there (S.343). He says, And yet I do love you! It won't last but it is now. Yes, it is real. Yes, it is now (S.158).
So much fun, but still very thought-provoking! Would recommend to Frankenstein Fans, readers of feminist/queer classic retellings, lovers of spekulative fiction, or people interested in the philosophical and ethical questions of life and death, immortality, resurrection and AI/robotics.
! Spoiler warning for themes and narrative structure. No plot spoilers ! This book was so much fun! A lecturer of mine recommended it to me for my MA thesis, so I bought and read it immediately. It’s a queer Frankenstein retelling, taking place in Great Britain during Brexit and in the 19th century europe, where Mary Shelley herself is the protagonist. The time-lines and narratives take turns, are intertwined, discussing similar themes and problems but in terms of the corresponding era: 19th century, through the eyes of Mary Shelley, the Author of Frankenstein, during her creative process of writing this novel but also all the deaths and tragedies that haunt her throughout her life, and futuristic 21st century Britain/USA, where Robots and AI gain more and more importance, even the possibilities of resurrectionand immortality are discussed). The novel deals with questions of death and (im)mortality, the significance of the body versus the soul, identity, sexuality, feminism, and much more — all intertwined with the moral implications of robotics and AI.
Dieses Buch - das auf Mary Shelleys Frankenstein aufbaut und die Geschichte in mehreren Zeitebenen vorantreibt und abändert - hat mich ziemlich verwirrt. Erst ganz am Ende fügen sich die einzelnen Geschichten zu einem Gesamtbild zusammen und manchmal wirken die Botschaften etwas sehr gewollt. Insgesamt war es aber eine spannende Lektüre mit ein paar sehr originellen Charakteren und Ideen.
Beschreibung
Beiträge
Frankensteins neue Verkörperung in einer Welt mit Sexbots für Männer. Dort sind Körper quasi nutzlos, denn in einer Welt mit AI braucht es keine Biologie mehr.
Lieblingszitate aus dem Buch: If God hadn't wanted us to tamper with things, She wouldn't have given us brains (S.240). I discover that grief means living with someone who is no longer there (S.343). He says, And yet I do love you! It won't last but it is now. Yes, it is real. Yes, it is now (S.158).
So much fun, but still very thought-provoking! Would recommend to Frankenstein Fans, readers of feminist/queer classic retellings, lovers of spekulative fiction, or people interested in the philosophical and ethical questions of life and death, immortality, resurrection and AI/robotics.
! Spoiler warning for themes and narrative structure. No plot spoilers ! This book was so much fun! A lecturer of mine recommended it to me for my MA thesis, so I bought and read it immediately. It’s a queer Frankenstein retelling, taking place in Great Britain during Brexit and in the 19th century europe, where Mary Shelley herself is the protagonist. The time-lines and narratives take turns, are intertwined, discussing similar themes and problems but in terms of the corresponding era: 19th century, through the eyes of Mary Shelley, the Author of Frankenstein, during her creative process of writing this novel but also all the deaths and tragedies that haunt her throughout her life, and futuristic 21st century Britain/USA, where Robots and AI gain more and more importance, even the possibilities of resurrectionand immortality are discussed). The novel deals with questions of death and (im)mortality, the significance of the body versus the soul, identity, sexuality, feminism, and much more — all intertwined with the moral implications of robotics and AI.
Dieses Buch - das auf Mary Shelleys Frankenstein aufbaut und die Geschichte in mehreren Zeitebenen vorantreibt und abändert - hat mich ziemlich verwirrt. Erst ganz am Ende fügen sich die einzelnen Geschichten zu einem Gesamtbild zusammen und manchmal wirken die Botschaften etwas sehr gewollt. Insgesamt war es aber eine spannende Lektüre mit ein paar sehr originellen Charakteren und Ideen.