WILLIAM

MASON COILE

William, by Mason Collie, is an intriguing book that deals with topical issues in a fascinating and somewhat horrifying way. The main character, Henry, is a brilliant Agoraphobic who has rigged his home to be controlled by devices standard on the market. William is the robot that Henry created, and unfortunately, this turns into a story like Mary Shelley‘s Frankenstein. As time passes, William, the robot, becomes more robust, intuitive, intelligent, and evil, which results in a fight for control over the house and life itself. This book is one of the most spooky and tense books I have encountered recently. The characters are well-developed, and the idea of a robot controlled by AI makes the reader wonder how close we are to that reality. The book ends with a tremendous twist that is unpredictable and terrifying.