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thoseoldcrows23's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
In the context of the history of sci-fi, this was a very interesting read. I see this story in the DNA of a lot of more modern sci-fi works that I love, and it was very quick and easy to get through. That said, the interpersonal stuff between the human characters I find very strange and a little annoying.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Slavery, Violence, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Sexual assault
ran_sophia's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
The play is brilliantly written and I loved reading it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Violence
Minor: Slavery and Medical content
bessadams's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Genocide, Sexism, Slavery, Violence, and Mass/school shootings
Minor: Medical content and War
sherbertwells's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
In the play that invented the word ‘robot,’ a team of scientists and businessmen struggle to hold out against the AI apocalypse of their own making. Caught between the Russian Revolution and the Second World War, with ties to the Bible, Shelley’s Frankenstein and the changing face of industrial capitalism, Čapek’s work is more literature than early science fiction.
“DOMAIN: Perhaps we’ve been killed this hundred years and are only ghosts. Perhaps we’ve been dead a long, long time, and are only returning to repeat what we once said…before our death. It’s as if I’d been through all this before. As if I’d already had a mortal wound—here, in the throat” (75)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Infertility, and Violence
Minor: Slavery
The human characters mostly consider robots to be slaves. It's not American chattel slavery, but it's a major theme.