Robot Themed Reads
Welcome to Marsh's Marvelous Machines: a rec list designed with robotics in mind! Marsh is an avid reader who loves a good book about all things mechanized in sci-fi. So, we asked them to give us their favorites and they did NOT disappoint. Here you'll find a wide array of books and collections to choose from; all with commentary from the mind of Marsh!
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Most recommended piece on this list: I want to read Astro Boy but at the end of it I want to be emotionally, intellectually, physiologically devastated beyond reckoning
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I want to have my expectations completely subverted in a strange magical world torn apart in search of a savior figure
I have unresolved Mom issues that aren’t going away
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I have unresolved Mom issues that aren’t going away
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I like Murderbot but I want more space opera je ne se qui
I like YA and wish I had a robot friend I was ideologically at odds with but oh no he’s hot?
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I like YA and wish I had a robot friend I was ideologically at odds with but oh no he’s hot?
I want to read a story where humanity is destroyed but the tone is whimsy, charm, and humor
If this story wasn’t written by or features Indigenous people I don’t want it
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If this story wasn’t written by or features Indigenous people I don’t want it
If this story wasn't written by or features Black people I don't want it
If this story wasn't written by or features Black people I don't want it
If this story wasn't written by or features Black people I don't want it
If this story wasn't written by or features Transgender people I don’t want it
If this story wasn't written by or features Transgender people I don’t want it
All good robot fiction is a critique of capitalism but I really want to get drenched in anticapitalist sentiment
I want to feel like I’m walking through an infinite building that is mostly empty except for The Horrors
I'll read it if it's Japanese but I won't read manga for some reason idk
I only read literary fiction for some reason
I only read literary fiction for some reason
I only read literary fiction for some reason
I like robots but I actually prefer fantasy and also I'm gay
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I’m literally a robot and I’d like some pointers
Actually people who have low or no empathy are still people who deserve to live their lives and have peace
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Now that we’re at a remote planet, between the scientists and the androids I prefer the androids -
I’m an academic, send help
I’m an academic, send help
I’m an academic, send help
More anthologies please!
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More anthologies please!
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More anthologies please!
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I don’t fancy robots at all, but I like stories with elements common in stories featuring robots, also I love crying