Head Onβ β β β β
John Scalzi The sequel to Lock In is a fast read with intriguing concepts, fun characters and an interesting mystery. This time locked-in FBI agent Chris Shane investigates the death of a locked-in athlete in a sport too extreme for human bodies, played with remotely-controlled robots.
The Jinn-Bot of Shantiportβ β β β β
Samit Basu Starts as a cyberpunk take on Aladdin and gleefully launches into a glorious mishmash of robots, legacies, secrets and political upheaval in a crumbling spaceport slowly sinking into the mud on a backwater planet.
Short Circuitβ β β β βThe comedy about a robot coming to life and the humans trying to catch him or help him escape holds up better than I expected.
Soonishβ β β β β
Kelly and Zach Weinersmith Fascinating, accessible, funny, and still relevant overview of cutting-edge tech, even though it took me 7 years to get around to reading it.
Transformers (Movie)β β β ββBetter constructed than I expected, with impressive effects, plausible story logic, but a lot of the humor is forced and it feels like they missedthe big picture in trying to get the details right.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallenβ ββββIn some ways it wasnβt as awful as Iβd heard, and in some ways it was worse. Iβm glad I waited for the second-run showing and only spent $1.75.