Genesis was most certainly an excellent read, and I'm inclined to think that it would have been even if science-fiction and dystopia weren't two of my favourite genres.

It doesn't start out excellent, at the very best at a level above mediocre, but as the story progresses, almost every sentence becomes quote- and thought-worthy. By the end there were several Ideas about sentience, thoughts, artificial intelligence and many other things and concepts swarming in my mind in a particularly pleasant way, a feat that books rarely accomplish.

I find it somewhat funny that Art reminded me extensively of Adam (from [b:The Moon is a Harsh Mistress|16690|The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress|Robert A. Heinlein|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166740333s/16690.jpg|1048525]), the way he came from a simplistic thinkum (though it wasn't described in Genesis) to a par-human child and a super-human adult AI. Art and Adam are probably the most remarkable characters in the story, which isn't surprising seeing as the former is an important part in the life and demise of the latter, who in turn is the focal point of the story.

The main plot twist was somehow looming around from the middle of the book, though it was almost impossible to define it precisely, I guess the Idea was flying through the pages, but my neuron connections failed to grasp its essence. And that is fine, because there was still some amount of pleasant surprise, which is what I expect from literature.