Mockingbird
#1479 of 2,654 all-time
Mockingbird
Walter Tevis
5 people recommended it in 3 threads, 2013–2023.
What people on Hacker News said
centuries after humanity ceded all authority and responsibility to AI, the last superintelligent robot is ready to die of boredom – and one human has learned to read.
Mockingbird, by Walter Tevis, about the first man to learn to read, centuries after humanity delegated even intellectual labor to robots; and the last robot overseer, suicidally bored with his assignment.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: What are your favorite sci-fi books? 2023 · 2 recommendations
- Ask HN: What is your favorite fiction book? 2022 · 2 recommendations
- Ask HN: What is the best fiction book you've ever read? 2013 · 1 recommendation