Culpability (Oprah’s Book Club): A Novel

By Bruce Holsinger

Culpability explores a world newly shaped by chatbots, autonomous cars, drones, and other nonhuman forces in ways that are thrilling, challenging, and unimaginably provocative.

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Published Jul 8, 2025

380 pages

Average rating: 7.69

775 RATINGS

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Readers say *Culpability* offers a timely, engaging look at AI’s impact on family, inspiring lively bookclub discussions. While many appreciate Holsin...

kmaz
Wow, this brought up a lot of discussion about AI and social media. Story is fair but it really makes you think about outside influences on decision making.
JimmyHart
3/10 stars
A promising premise for a novel that explores the impact of AI on family lives, but the narrative never does much with that potential, save scratch the surfaces and leave the reader wanting depth, dilemma, and real human entanglements with these technologies. And the writing is utterly pedestrian- there isn't an "artistic" or aesthetically pleasing line between the covers. In all, the promise of the narrative and premise is wholly unrealized.
Larry Burns
7/10 stars
All AI!
BenRowswell
9/10 stars
A tale that explores AI which in highly readable, whodunit style. Great character development and a plot that is difficult to predict. The best part, though, is the manner in which the author makes ethical distinctions and prioritizations more compelling by embodying them in the emotions of a fatal car crash and the familiar tensions of family dynamics
Lori Lynn
8/10 stars
Very interesting and timely! I recommend if you want to think about your own take.

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