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Reviewed by Kim Anisi for Readers' Favorite
A small class filled with intelligent kids gets a dream fulfilled. The characters in Aramid by Paul Haddad are invited to take part in the nationals during which each participating team has to showcase a rep - a human replacement robot. Dr Quid's class manages to build a female rep that surpasses all their expectations, but then things start to go terribly wrong. The team begins to fall apart, one student commits a terrible crime against Aramid, and the rest of the team are faced with a hard decision when it seems like Aramid completely lost control.
Aramid by Paul Haddad is on par with the Star Trek episodes in which Data's humanity and right to exist were questioned (if you do not know what I am talking about, go and watch Star Trek - Next Generation). While the cast mainly consists of teenagers, this does not change the fact that it is a very adult topic: how far does AI go? Can robots have feelings, and if they became truly sentient, what kind of rights would they have? Would they be treated like animals, or would they be allowed to live like humans? Aramid poses a lot of ethical questions, and the reader will be forced to find his or her own answers to those questions. I found that there was a good balance of different characters in this story - some good, some not so good, and some questionable. I loved how everything developed, but would also like to see more of Aramid. There surely is still a lot to tell, and I would love to meet all the characters again.
