I can't say I love this book.

Anyone who has been following my reviews will know that I have a certain affinity for Asimov's work. Unfortunately, it does not extend to this book. Asimov continues to orchestrate a fascinating world with characters that I have grown to love, such as the robot Daneel. These two reasons kept me reading, but barely. The only reason that I managed to find enjoyment in this work was Asimov’s ability to create interesting settings and positions that test Artificial Intelligence and its laws that we ourselves are concerned with in our current world.

The problem with this book lies deeply within its plot. For some strange reason, Asimov started to use sexuality as a main plot device, and he is not successful with it at all. There are enough issues looking at it from our current day lens, but even in trying to adopt the perspective that was prevalent within Asimov’s epoch, it just falls flat. Unlike his other works, which I enjoy, this book is not one that I feel I can suggest for anyone to read. In fact, I would skip this book completely if I were you. The Asimov universe will not suffer from its loss, and as a reader you will not miss out on anything of importance. I give this a ⅖.