Not really hard scifi, and quite witty/funny. I really enjoyed this. What does it mean to be human? Or sentient? Are they mutually exclusive? What makes a person a person? I think this starts to point towards really tackling the subject, but never gets too far with it. The interactions between the Bob “clones” I think really started driving there. The personality differences between them not being driven by quantum uncertainty starts the real dialog of sentience, and hopefully will be explored more in the next book.
I really liked Bob, and the multitudes of Bob “clones” for their quirks and personalities, but wish there was more dialog time with some of the other characters. For example, some background on Medeiros, or even any backstory at all would have been nice. I get the overall feel being that of the first person narrative, but it could have come from one of the Bob clones discussing an action based on some past experience. A good example would be the way that the Henry Roberts story line was handled. I think that was excellent, though short lived.
Overall, I really enjoyed this, and will definitely be picking up the 2nd book on amazon soon. I noticed that on Mr. Taylor’s site that he has a signed box set availible. And he Has signed an option for a studio to work a series or movie from the Bobiverse books. Just an FYI.
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