Annie Bot question

I liked it, I honestly did not feel sorry for Doug at all. He took advantage of Annie time and again, which to me was made more disturbing by the fact that at the end he considered her his real girlfriend and seemed to view her as a real person. He did so many despicable things during the book and because of her programming she didn't hold it against him and thought she deserved it. She absolutely deserved to leave and find her own life, and I thought her going back to the lake where she had felt free was a nice ending (I mean honestly, she didn't have anywhere else to go). It was a bit anticlimactic but I think maybe that makes it more realistic.

Happy I guess? there was something very lackluster about the ending that I don't know how to articulate, nor could I think of a better ending myself... idk.

Yeah, I think I know what you mean. I kind of feel like the author left it to the readers to "fill in the blanks".

I also had mixed feelings at the end. I was happy for Annie; after all, this book is a whole metaphor for abusive relationships and female autonomy, and I felt satisfied knowing that she no longer had to endure that abuse.

Part of me did feel bad for Doug. He didn't deserve my sympathy, but I think that's just the human in me. He was improving as a partner towards the end of the relationship but had already done too much damage. Their relationship was irreparable after everything he'd done (come on, he locked her in a closet for MONTHS). But I did consider how he felt once he realized that she had left him. Although, Doug is just gross all around. I mean . . . he literally bought a sex robot and groomed her into being his "ideal" girlfriend because he was too insecure and controlling to be with a human woman.

I had a lot of thoughts on this book. Overall, I did enjoy it, but (to agree with Anna) something about it did feel lackluster to me.

I thought it was inspiring that she wanted to help other bots gain their freedom.
I enjoyed this story. It reminded me of the AMC show Human. They were made sentient, though. They were meant to be companions for the scientist's son.

I would've loved for this book to have a sequel, I was really interested in the possible Zenith interaction, and was rooting for Annie's growth and exploration of her identity and autonomy.

I didn't feel bad at all for Doug, he's a typical small minded abuser who relished in controlling Annie. His whole carry on about her supposed cheating was quite pathetic to me lol.

😄 He wanted everything to be perfect for him, to the point of lying to his family. He was insecure about his life.

Like Anna, the ending was lacklustre.

Now, I felt no pity for Doug as their relationship was one of coercive control - I genuinely felt uncomfortable with the way he treated Annie. While he did make improvements towards the end, he still maintained his selfish streak in the relationship.

That being said, I felt elated that Annie gained her freedom, not to mention found both a purpose and a place to stay. It was fulfilling to see her finally escape the confines of Doug and his apartment.

I did feel I was left disappointed at a few things such as the possible Zenith never being confirmed and/or explained not to mention the way Jacobson’s death was confirmed but not explained. It left me with questions unanswered and that always bothers me with an ending for a story like this.

The ending wrapped SO fast. It was a good build to Doug finally releasing her as a nice climax and then ended so abruptly with a lot of questions as others have mentioned (the Zenith, Doug's reaction).

I felt like the author left it open to a sequel (or for us to create our own head canon sequel?). And I like that. It keeps me thinking about it.

BUT one point that didn't make sense to me: Doug went so aggro to get her back the last time she ran away, why would his pride now keep him from going after her again? Especially if he's going to lose millions of dollars.

I appreciated the ending. Once she had the freedom to be herself, she went back to the place that gave her the most peace. While there were definitely unanswered questions, I was so focused on Annie's journey that I felt it was enough. Doug sucks, and I don't feel any type of sympathy for him.