GoodReads Book Reivew # 4

His Robot Girlfriend by Wesley Allison

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


This book is about a man who is about to retire. It takes place in the year 2032 and a lot has changed since our time. Cars are fueled by hydrogen, there are robots working in stores and fast food restaurants, and the average temperature is about 125 degrees Fahrenheit.

The man is 50 years old. Has had a wife and kids. The kids have grown up to live their own lives and his wife pasted when the kids were before their teen years. The man is a below-high school-teacher. The kids there bring e-readers for all their work. He is happy where he is, but is getting tired of being lonely. The lifestyle he leads is very boring. He goes to work, goes home, eats, sleeps, watches TV, and falls asleep again.

He sees that there are these new home robots called Daffodils. They are not very cheap, but everything is not cheap here. There is a very great inflation on the economy at that time. These robots are for everything. They can cook, clean, do earrings, learn, and everything else a robot had do. They can be ordered by the specific body shape, hair color, nails, feet, butt, and face. Everything can be customized. He orders one, and she becomes his girlfriend. She does not act like a robot. She speaks in a normal tone, walks normally, and is very gentle. There are a few things she does not do like sleep, eat, nor does she need to be plugged in to recharge. She drinks a glass of water occasionally for energy. The book does not say why, but I think it’s because she’s powered by hydrogen and she break the water down to obtain the hydrogen. She learns emotions also. She does question something’s but if told so she will do anything if commanded.

This is just a look into the future. Back in the 30’s, science fiction was about going to the moon, and putting satellites up in orbit around the earth. Those things came true later in life. It’s just a matter of time until robots are an everyday thing. They will take over many of the jobs that we have today; because they are free labor, a slave. People above 40 may not see this kind of life style, but I sure will live to see it. This was a great book of someone else’s perspective of the future.





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