Review: Beside Still Waters

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Beside Still Waters Beside Still Waters by Robert Sheckley
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Mark decides that he wants to "get away from it all" so ships himself out to an isolated asteroid in the belt with only his robot, Charles, for companionship.

Over time he programs enough responsive material into Charles that he considers the robot a true friend.

I liked the concept very much but I thought it wasn't explored enough and I didn't love the chosen dialogue at all.

The ending while gloomy had a sweetness to it.

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