Replicative drift noticeable while reading?
While hearing the audiobook, i was wondering if the replicative drift is noticeable for the reader. For me its difficult to even think about it. All the personalities of all bobs seem very similar through the book.
I know they are different and some of them get really stupid opinions. But my focus is on behaviours that differ and are easy to point out.
Every time Bob talks about the replicative drift or the replicative drift is clearly the curent topic, its shown through conflicts between the Bobs. We can take Riker and Homer for an example. 2 Bobs that seem to be opposites of another, but their differences are only shown through their interactions.
Bob 1 told Archimedes that Marvin was more careful than himself and then i noticed that, but then i also noticed this behaviour by all Bobs.
So if Marcus or Jaques talks to someone else than Bob, the differences are not shown.
I'm not sure if i'm the only one that has this feeling or that's one issue of the writing.
I'm interested if someone has the same problem with the story.
Posted Jun 13, 2026, 11:45 PM UTC