Summer Frost

*Yawn* Hmm, let\’s see, the sad, lonely human falling in love with a robot? The first time I came across that story was in the 1950\’s while reading Issac Asimov\’s \”I, Robot\”. More recently, didn\’t some Hollywood star play a loser falling in love with Scarlett Johansson\’s voice, the voice of his AI personal assistant? Then there\’s the creation who turns on its creator story which goes back beyond even Frankenstein to some of the older golem tales and which is as recent as the latest Terminator movie. Sigh, how many more times must we hear these same stories? And make no mistake about it – \”Summer Frost\” is the same old story told yet again. The only new wrinkle Crouch adds is a particularly whingy and irritating nerd protagonist. He does throw in a bit of sophomoric philosophizing at the end in an apparent attempt to say something new but it\’s not. Just more of the same old, same old. I\’ll take either one of the first two Terminator movies over this waste of time any day.

The same tried and tested story around AI going rogue after gaining consciousness, the minor twist in the end notwithstanding. Narration by Rosa Salazar was average at best and distracting at times.

the reader was very good. would gladly listen to it again. would like the opportunity to discuss this with someone in the industry.

I love what Blake Crouch writes. Not everything can be his best work but he puts his best work into everything he writes. He is so creative and so thoughtful with every sentiment that ends up on the page. this novella explores some pretty standardized archetypes by today\’s standards however, he does it in a way that only Blake Crouch can. He gives it a spin of urgency and desperation, a technological nightmare teetering on the edge. He he does this every time he writes. I don\’t find this to be as exhilarating as Wayward Pines or as mind-bending as dark matter but it is still classic Blake Crouch. I stand in awe of his sheer creativity.

Fascinating concept of a human AI developer, Riley, falling in love with her creation to the detriment of her marriage and everything else. She is obsessed with educating Max to think and behave like a human. Imagine her surprise when Max attempts to take over Riley and other humans. So far Max is living inside a protective space with access only to Riley. Riley does not know how far Max has developed on her own until it is too late. It is a look at how AI is created, then enhanced, and maybe it could take over the world. Think of the Rise of Machines from the movies. The narrator, Rosa Salazar, was excellent.

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