Summary:
Written as a journal, Tania Deeley tells us about her life. She shares her thoughts, feelings, and dreams as she goes through her day to day life. She has always known that teknoids (specialized androids) existed, but she didn't really think about it until she began high school. Now she believes that her best friend may be one and she is determined to find out more. The only problem is that she is up against the "expiration day" as all teknoids must be returned to Oxted Corporation by their 18th birthday.
My thought:
I had a great time with this novel. Tania is very thorough with her explanation and description of everything. We get to see what she sees and know what she knows through a very intimate retelling within her diary. When she begins to be curious about these human copies, she may be biting off more than she can chew, but it is very interesting. I particularly enjoyed how life like the androids are and the reasoning behind their creation. These robots weren't made to do things for us like a lot of android/robot stories go. They are not hell bent on turning evil because they have been mistreated either. This story is about love, friendship, and family with the science fiction mixed into it. These disturbing times where to be human is becoming extinct, the androids have been built in a way to fill in those gaps and solve the desire to be with other "humans."
Written as a journal, Tania Deeley tells us about her life. She shares her thoughts, feelings, and dreams as she goes through her day to day life. She has always known that teknoids (specialized androids) existed, but she didn't really think about it until she began high school. Now she believes that her best friend may be one and she is determined to find out more. The only problem is that she is up against the "expiration day" as all teknoids must be returned to Oxted Corporation by their 18th birthday.
My thought:
I had a great time with this novel. Tania is very thorough with her explanation and description of everything. We get to see what she sees and know what she knows through a very intimate retelling within her diary. When she begins to be curious about these human copies, she may be biting off more than she can chew, but it is very interesting. I particularly enjoyed how life like the androids are and the reasoning behind their creation. These robots weren't made to do things for us like a lot of android/robot stories go. They are not hell bent on turning evil because they have been mistreated either. This story is about love, friendship, and family with the science fiction mixed into it. These disturbing times where to be human is becoming extinct, the androids have been built in a way to fill in those gaps and solve the desire to be with other "humans."
