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A review by trin
The Naked Sun by Isaac Asimov
3.0
I thought I'd read this back when I first read [b:The Caves of Steel|41811|The Caves of Steel (Robot, #1)|Isaac Asimov|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1335782224l/41811._SY75_.jpg|140376], but I hadn't. Whoops.
It's much the same: fascinating and creative worldbuilding, unintentional homoeroticism, period-typical but still stomach-sinking sexism (Baley Divorce Your Wife If You Want to Cheat on Her That Badly Challenge), and -- even more blatantly this time -- robot racism. I don't think the habit of calling robots "boy" was established in Caves of Steel, but it gave me major ick. Baley is clearly capable of growing and changing, as this book establishes pertaining to his agoraphobia, so if he doesn't quit it with this shit by the end of the series, I'm gonna be pissed. And Daneel with never fuck him.
It's much the same: fascinating and creative worldbuilding, unintentional homoeroticism, period-typical but still stomach-sinking sexism (Baley Divorce Your Wife If You Want to Cheat on Her That Badly Challenge), and -- even more blatantly this time -- robot racism. I don't think the habit of calling robots "boy" was established in Caves of Steel, but it gave me major ick. Baley is clearly capable of growing and changing, as this book establishes pertaining to his agoraphobia, so if he doesn't quit it with this shit by the end of the series, I'm gonna be pissed. And Daneel with never fuck him.