Finished it last night. Once I started reading it, I found it hard to stop. Asimov definitely created a universe in this book that I am very interested in, and I am looking forward to reading the next.
I'll probably have to give it some time to sink in and come back, but there are some initial things I'd like to comment on.
The characters are believable--to an extent. I liked the character of Dors a lot, actually. I thought she would turn out to have some badass capabilities from the start, after she seemed so adamant about how she had to protect Hari. But WHY does a woman have to be a robot to be so badass? Seldon struck me as a self-doubting Everyman at first, who obviously changed as time when on, but after reading the end of the book, I now know why those changes happened.
I also thought the high amount of sexual tension was utterly unbelievable at times. This actually drove me nuts.
And yes, BG, I too just like to read a story (unless it's an M.C. Beaton mystery). Good stories, like this one, catch you off-guard with their revelations, hopefully. To me, bad stories are the ones I can figure out before the ending. Did I have any inkling whatsoever that Hummin/Demarzel were the same person? No. Did I think they were a robot? The thought passed fleetingly through my head, that this robot must still be around, and must be in a position of power, but it didn't occur to me just how much power.
I'll be back with more to say
