Robopocalypse by Daniel H. Wilson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Really good. I can see why people make comparisons to Crichton with this but it stands out on its own, even past the "World War Z" similarities. Unlike the zombie novel, this book keeps the focus on a select amount of people, who end up intersecting and helping each other in strange and unforeseen ways. Some of the characters are likable, some are bland, some are robotic. Either way, almost every chapter kept my attention. There is a creepiness to the early parts of the book, during the isolated incidents, and then Zero Hour.
I guess my biggest criticism is the actual robot threat. It's always present and our heroes talk about how terrible it is, but aside from a few moments, it never seems very destructive and effective. I guess I just wanted to see Zero Hour explored more, and more of the failures of mankind to fight back. But, I guess that's the give and take of a faster novel, you exchange the atmosphere and build-up to see the full timeline of events without having an 800 page novel.
I couldn't put this book down and read it in one day, and it never felt like I was rushing through to just finish it. It was something I wanted to keep reading to see what happened next.
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