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i, Robot - a book review

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 i, Robot (autocorrected a lot of times to I, Robot despite the i being correct) is a book of short stories about robots and the three laws of robotics. It inspired the movie with Will Smith and is also a series of four books. Let's talk about it.  These short stories are in timeline order, have reoccurring characters, and are all easy sci-fi reads. My Mom is not too into sci-fi and she loved this one. I read this in a week, if you take out the time of working and doing other stuff in between. It was compelling, not intimidating.  Seeing that this is a series of short stories, I'm putting the short stories in their own sections. Each story has unique themes. I need to honor that. From this point on, I'll explore the themes and plot in each section, titled with the short story. I'll put the reviews in timeline order.  Robbie This one shows off a delightful scene of a little girl playing with her robot nurse maid, Robbie, an early model sold to the public. After this, ...