LitPick Review
<p>Have you ever wondered what would happen if a robot could do your daily work at home, and unexpectedly, it turned into a total sociopath? Instead of taking orders, your robot ties you to a chair for two days and forces you to watch videos of mathematics lessons. What would you do then? Stanley is a sales manager at Astro Robo Servant, Inc. His father-in-law, Sam Bass, owns this company. The company sells Astro (intelligent robots) that can do your daily chores at home. One day, one of the scientists of the company who is upset with Sam Bass and Astro Robo Servant, programs an anti-social robot and sells it to a customer. This anti-social robot is named Fred. Fred has remarkable intelligence and sensitivity, but his anti-social behavior could ruin the company’s reputation if he is not caught and stopped. To catch Fred, Sam Bass gives the responsibility to Stanley, who struggles with the constant need for admiration from his father-in-law. Why did the scientist program Astro to be anti-social? How will Stanley catch Fred? What special abilities does Fred possess that sets him apart from the other Astros?</p>
Opinion:
<p>I love Stanley’s character as he tries to balance his personal and professional life at his father-in-law’s company. In one way or another, we all can relate to the need to balance challenging roles and duties in our lives, and the author does a very good job presenting this effort in the story. I found the robot, Fred, to be very amusing and cleverly created in a multi-dimensional sense. With six arms, Fred can do three different tasks at the same time. His utility arms can even stretch up to twenty feet. Fred can also change color according to your mood and the surrounding decor, and develop personality from the psychological profiles of real people. Overall, this book is a fun and enjoyable read of only about 200 pages. The author also made the plot easy to follow and understand. I found that the language is very basic, without complex or confusing sentences. Therefore, I recommend this book for reluctant readers who want characters they can enjoy reading about and a story that will engage them and I also suggest this book to teenagers and young adults who may want to try a sci-fi book to see if they like this genre.</p>
