Genesis (2006)

The Academy, an elite bastion for the best thinkers in the Republic. Anaximander has spent the last few years preparing to enter with the help of her tutor, Pericles. The only thing that stands in her way is the examination, a grueling interview on her favorite historical topic, Adam Forde, the hero of their society. Anaximander is about to learn far more about her precious society and herself, from a dead hero, then she could ever learn from anything else.

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This is not a long book but I couldn't get into it. Interesting premise but poorly executed.

I literally found this book through chance. I was trying to refill a display at my library and I saw this book and thought "hey, it's a quick read and I need to branch out of my usual reading territory."

LOVED IT.

I am going to by this so I can read it again.

A great read but it made me wish I had read it while I was in my philosophy class and that I had read Isaac Asimov's "I am Robot" first. The topic of "what is humanity" and the difference between Androids and Humans is scarcely unique but the twist at the end of the book is delightful.

In bookclub we read "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" and "This Perfect Day" I wish that we had read these three all in a row to talk about the topic of reality and perceived reality as well as humanity vs. perceived humanity. So great. Would be great to also read this alongside Asimov, of course. ( )

Everything you wanted to know about consciousness but were afraid to ask. ( )

I had no idea, until the very end, who (...er, what) Anaximander was. A thought-provoking book. ( )