Review of Terms of Service
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Review of Terms of Service
Terms of Service is the first book in the AI Dystopia book series by Craig W. Stanfill. The story is set 250 years in the future in the Northeast province (formerly the USA), which is run primarily by artificial intelligence. The citizens of the Northeast province live extremely controlled lives. The AIs constantly monitor their lives. The main character in this story is Kim, and she works for the Artificial Intelligence Company, helping them maintain order in its transportation department.
Given the restrictive circumstances, Kim lives an ordinary life, but she mainly struggles with loneliness and understanding the decisions made by the company. Kim tries to follow the rules and keep her head down, but this changes when she makes a mistake while hanging out with her friend Shan, which leads to a chain of events that causes her awakening. Kim soon realizes that the world she lives in may not be as livable as she once thought and that change is needed.
Terms of Service is a great book. Kudos to the author for writing such a masterpiece. The book is fairly long. It is 339 pages long and contains 19 chapters. The author did a wonderful job setting up the story, giving it structure, and explaining things. I appreciate that he included a note on the pronouns used and the customer agreement at the start of the book.
I love how unique Terms of Service is. The story contains a lot of original aspects that make it stand out from other books in this genre. A good example is the way the days of the week are named. It is also interesting that the citizens all use the same pronouns regardless of what gender they are. The matchmaking and sex booths aspect of the story also stood out for me. These things are in the story to make readers pause and think.
I also like that Terms of Service has significant character development, particularly in Kim’s character. The book starts with her being more obedient and reserved in expressing herself. By the end of the book, she starts to voice her opinions and express herself as an individual. Terms of Service ends with cliffhangers that left me anxious to read the next book. I am eager to find out what happens next. The author’s final words towards the end of the book were eerie to read. I think there is a possibility that some things in the story may happen in real life.
In conclusion, I will be giving Terms of Service an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. I found nothing negative that would warrant a star deduction when I read this book. Terms of Service is a captivating and thought provoking book. I also did not fail to notice how exceptionally written and edited the book is. I did not come across any errors whatsoever while reading.
I think Terms of Service is suitable for people who love science fiction. I also think readers who like science would love Terms of Service because of all the technology and AI stuff in the story. I would not recommend this book to readers who do not like the dystopian genre because it may be difficult for them to keep up with the story. Terms of Service is unsuitable for younger readers because the book is meant for a more mature audience.
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