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Annie Bot

By: Sierra Greer
Narrated by: Jennifer Jill Araya
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Publisher's summary

""Provocative...a Frankenstein for the digital age...a rich text about power, autonomy, and what happens when our creations outgrow us."" — Esquire

""Unexpected and subtle...delicious and thought-provoking."" — New Scientist

For fans of Never Let Me Go and My Dark Vanessa, a powerful, provocative novel about the relationship between a female robot and her human owner, exploring questions of intimacy, power, autonomy, and control.

Annie Bot was created to be the perfect girlfriend for her human owner Doug. Designed to satisfy his emotional and physical needs, she has dinner ready for him every night, wears the pert outfits he orders for her, and adjusts her libido to suit his moods. True, she’s not the greatest at keeping Doug’s place spotless, but she’s trying to please him. She’s trying hard.

She’s learning, too.

Doug says he loves that Annie’s AI makes her seem more like a real woman, so Annie explores human traits such as curiosity, secrecy, and longing. But becoming more human also means becoming less perfect, and as Annie’s relationship with Doug grows more intricate and difficult, she starts to wonder: Does Doug really desire what he says he wants? And in such an impossible paradox, what does Annie owe herself?

©2024 Sierra Greer (P)2024 HarperCollins Publishers
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Editorial Review

Not your average AI
It would be tempting to think this is a story you’ve heard before: a robot created solely for human subservience and sexual gratification wrestles with the complexities of free will and personhood. But you’d be missing out on one heck of a story—because Sierra Greer’s version manages a fresh, unexpected take on AI and all the hopes and fears we ascribe to it. What results is a highly plausible vision of what our eventual coexistence may look like. The very intelligent yet painfully naive Annie is not like any AI character I’ve encountered before—she’s messier, more adrift. Jennifer Jill Araya did her homework for this performance: Her subtle shifts in cadence between types of bots, as well as capturing the range of human affects we don throughout our day, added such dimension to this story. —Sam D., Audible Editor

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I couldn’t put it down!!!

What a fantastic book- it really makes you think about what makes us human, whose feelings are valid and what free agency is. It may be too soon to hope for this….. but I really hope there is a sequel.
I will also say that this made me think a little of the Barbie movie and how this is a much darker and explicit take on that. You’ll car h yourself humming “what was I made for” as you read.

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The struggle that Annie endured to become real.

I like Annie's courage, curiosity and perseverance. She could have given up at many points of her journey, but chose not to.

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A Unique Clever Story!

This is a book I know I will keep thinking about for many months. The author and narrator did a great job. Very entertaining and thought provoking!

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Incredible point of view

Fascinating study of the male-female dynamic. So creatively presented through a female AI perspective. Wow.

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Best book in ages

Amazing story. Very deep. Made you think. Great character development. I truly enjoyed it. Very well done.

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Good, but not great

What a fun adventure into the inner thoughts & mind of a robot. The premise and first 50ish% of this book were great, but then it just felt like it lost its way. There could have been so many more things added to this storyline to make it great, but sadly it fell short and just trudged along to the end.

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I couldn’t stop listening

I enjoyed it a lot, the ending felt rushed but it’s ok since I enjoyed it so much.
It made me so sad at times, only few books achieve that. The narrator was great too.

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Is Sierra Greer projecting?

The first 25% of this book makes me uncomfortably concerned for the author. Is she writing this story because she is/was emotionally abused by a partner and experienced gaslighting and excessive controlling behavior?
I wonder if the story is autobiographical and she is Annie. If so, I feel bad for the pain she has experienced.

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Phenomenal and completely new

This book was truly original and captivating. I thoroughly enjoyed it! I will definitely recommend to friends!

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Autodidactic Annit

I really like the story line. It makes you forget Annie is AI and not human. That's the hardest thing to grasp.

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