A "Computer Science-Fiction" novel, Blue Screen, about the AI end of the world

Blue Screen: How Peter Gustafson Defragmented the World: Benzle, Kyle: 9798608947353: Amazon.com: Books

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162 pages

English

February 3, 2020

6 x 0.41 x 9 inches

979-8608947353

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I read the draft version of Blue Screen and it has only gotten better. FYI, my draft(aka "Crash Dump"), is for sale for $900---signed by Kyle Benzle--on EBAY

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Scarily close to today's AI. Great read

Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2020

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Blue Screen was a book I was excited to read ever since I heard about it eary this year. I didn’t know what to expect exactly and this was my first time reading Benzle, but I am happy to report he did not disappoint.

The world described is one of the most unique I think I’ve ever encountered in literature. It’s set in the future earth of 2984 in which homes, trees, EVERYTHING has been designed and built specifically for people to have the “optimal” life. The result is an eerie mix of comfort and dystopian technology.

Peter’s (the main character) voice is very strong. It almost reminded me of Ready Player One. I also enjoyed the other characters, Cassandra, the love interest and Hiya, a best friend type were especially good and relatable.

The plot moves at a breakneck speed. I found the book hard to put down and read it in just a long afternoon (200 pages but text is spread out). Its the fastest I’ve read a book in years! The plot twists and turns and propels Peter from one event to the next. From about the midway point on Peter’s situation feels totally up in the air. He cannot rest, the future is uncertain and he is surrounded by the unknown.

There is a scary parallel between today's changing world, a world turning to AI, just as it is in the book.

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Good read... entertaining

Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2020

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A good interesting read with good characters, if a bit one dimensional. An interesting plot twist makes this hard to put down.

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Evie

Good, but too technical

Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2020

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I was allowed to read this book as a preview. I very much love is genre of novel, this one was a bit hard to read for me. While the story in itself is good, it got way too technical for me right from the start. Most people don't have the kind of computer software knowledge to understand dimebifvehst has been written.

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Surprising and Mind Blowing

Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2020

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This is a neat book to read for a good 2 hours or so. I was shocked at the twists and turns the novella provided and the novella as a whole left me in shock. I also appreciate the many tech references this books throws out every once in a while, and after reading this book, you'll question the morality and ethics of AI. Great book for a good time.

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Great read

Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2021

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I enjoyed reading this book very much and would recommend it highly to anyone that like machine intelligence and its' consequences.

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Fun fast read

Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2020

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Pretty easy book to read. Read it on a plane ride home in one sitting. I’d recommend it any day.

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