Katherine Villyard reviewed Lock In by John Scalzi (Lock In, #1)
Review of 'Lock In' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Now that I've finished, I can read the reviews and cackle over whether or not the reviewer assigned a gender to Chris. I've already read one that did, but had to bail to avoid spoilers.
I listened to the Amber Benson narration and may queue up the Wil Wheaton version next.
Also, about 2/3 of the way through we find out Chris' dad is African-American.
Honestly? When you're interacting with the world through a robot that looks like C-3PO, race and gender just don't matter. Which is why not specifying works.