Join the staff of the Women's Resources Center as we discuss the sci-fi novel "Annie Bot", written by Sierra Greer. During our conversations, we will explore what it means to be a woman navigating in a patriarchal society, and what does it mean to be human? *Content warning: this book contains depictions of sexual assault & relationship violence*
Book discussion will take place at the Women's Resources Center on Friday, January 31st, from 4 - 5 PM at the Women's Resources Center (616 E Green St, Suite #213).
All members of the University of Illinois community are invited and encouraged to participate!
Limited copies of the book are available on a first come, first serve basis by request. Click here to register and reserve your copy: https://go.illinois.edu/anniebot
Book description:
Annie Bot was created to be the perfect girlfriend for her human owner, Doug. Designed to satisfy his emotional and physical needs, she has dinner ready for him every night, wears the cute outfits he orders for her, and adjusts her libido to suit his moods. True, she’s not the greatest at keeping Doug’s place spotless, but she’s trying to please him. She’s trying hard.
She’s learning, too.
Doug says he loves that Annie’s artificial intelligence makes her seem more like a real woman, but the more human Annie becomes, the less perfectly she behaves. As Annie's relationship with Doug grows more intricate and difficult, she starts to wonder whether Doug truly desires what he says he does. In such an impossible paradox, what does Annie owe herself?